Thames Water was, as well as all other water companies in England, privatised in 1989. Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher sold off all of the publicly owned water and sewage industry for £7.6bn.

Thames Water has been hit with a record £122.7m fine by regulator Ofwat. The penalty has been handed down after the watchdog discovered widespread sewage failures at the struggling utility giant ...

A Thames Water apologised for January 2024's problems, which were caused by cold weather, and said customers' accounts were ...

Disgraced Thames Water confirm it WILL hike customers' prices by £19 a month amid firm's sewage shame. By TOM LAWRENCE. Published: 11:32 EDT, 27 January 2025 | Updated: 11:37 EDT, 27 January 2025 ...

The water industry regulator’s website crashed this morning as it announced by quite how much the privatised water companies will soon be able to rinse its customers. To pay for a £104 billion ...

Thames Water is among the firms warning of the potential for water restrictions for its 16 million customers if the weather stays dry. In an appearance before the Environment, ...

Thames Water's largest creditor group has failed to secure a veto over whether a £3bn emergency funding injection is used to settle regulatory fines imposed for a string of environmental and ...

Thames Water has £17bn of debt, and needs a major equity injection (thought to be between £3-5bn) or it will run out of cash at some point next year.

Thames Water is due to complete a consultation with Ofwat later this month on the establish of a Water Resource Management Plan, setting out how it will meet customer needs until the 2050s.

Thames Water put out a list of areas impacted by the low water or no water pressure – these are:. South London, including Lambeth, Brixton and more: SW4, SW8, SW9 ...

By 2050, Thames Water predicts an additional billion litres of water will be needed each day to meet customer demand, population growth, and the effects of climate change. The project plans to ...

A mother-of-two whose water was temporarily cut off said Thames Water holds its customers in contempt after an MP's attempts to get compensation for her and others failed. Stéph Mitchell lives ...