Utilities argued for additional increases to attract investors and avoid breaching licence conditions
Slow pace of reforms means Ofwat is likely to be influencing household bills and infrastructure for another decade
The water industry regulator should not let the utility’s bondholders take control too easily
All-round expertise is lacking, but urgently needed to run key public services efficiently
Plus, how the fuel cap is distorting transport costs
Overhaul prompted by public anger at pollution and high executive pay
Cross-party group calls for ministers to consider bringing Thames Water under temporary state control
Government sells final shares after rescue at height of financial crisis
Luring new backers into the sector has its attractions, but risks fragmenting the system further
Ofwat is ‘too generous’ to utilities, hitting customers with £5.4bn rise in charges over five years, Consumer Council for Water says
Debt-laden utility a ‘better business after our stewardship’, says executive from Australian group
The public water utility cannot avoid a debt refinancing, despite the horrifying expense
The government should place the struggling utility into special administration
Key dates are looming for the UK’s biggest water company
Court will decide whether to approve emergency £3bn loan for UK’s biggest water utility
Ofwat has not given heavily indebted Thames Water the increase in customer payments it was seeking
Ministry of Defence to save £230mn in rent every year by buying back 36,000 properties sold off in 1996
Populist party’s deputy leader says heavily indebted utility should ‘be put out of its misery’
We can draw important lessons from the UK’s varied experience
Move by Labour government will trigger a wave of state takeovers in the struggling, cash-strapped sector
Train bosses accuse UK government of being ‘ideological’ over ending post-Covid scheme letting them keep more cash
Environment secretary says new commission will consider all options regarding water regulator
Plans to give councils the power to run their own services require extra funding, say operators and local authorities
Move by NatWest’s private bank comes as government tries to revive London market amid taste for US listings
Party has no proposals for state involvement in companies that own trains
