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Thames Water Expands UK Spending Plan to £19.8 Billion: Thames Water said it will need to spend £1.1 billion ($1.4 billion) more than previously thought to fix ...
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Thames Water Debt Insurer Taps Advisers as Crisis Deepens: A US insurance firm with at least $2 billion in exposure to Thames Water Utilities Finance Plc is ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-25/thames-water-debt-insurer-taps-advisers-as-crisis-deepens
Thames Water Crisis Puts £100 Billion UK Investment Plan at Risk: The debt crisis at Thames Water is jeopardizing £100 billion ($125 billion) of potential ...
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Sadiq Khan: I’ll make the Thames clean enough to swim in: The London mayor intends to replicate the plans of his Parisian counterpart, who wants to reopen the ...
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Thames Water customers will have paid £540mn for London’s ‘Super Sewer’: Breakdown of accounts comes as testing on Tideway tunnel set to begin and UK’s biggest ...
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Thames Water-linked firm paid £14m in dividends despite concerns over group: Kennet Properties sells off Thames Water land, whose owner, Kemble Water ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/21/thames-water-linked-firm-paid-14m-in-dividends-despite-concerns-over-group
Whitehall blueprint for Thames Water nationalisation could see state take on bulk of £15bn debt
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/18/whitehall-blueprint-for-thames-water-nationalisation-could-see-state-take-on-bulk-of-15bn-debt
Thames Water Delays Business Plan Update Scheduled for Friday: Thames Water Utilities Ltd has postponed an update to its business plan originally scheduled for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/thames-water-delays-business-plan-update-scheduled-for-friday
Investors fear Thames Water contagion, Barclays says: A potential failure at the UK’s biggest water provider could carry sector-wide risks, survey finds
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Quick Glance: Investor Concerns: Thames Water Crisis Could Escalate
- A potential failure at the UK’s biggest water provider could carry sector-wide risks, survey finds
- Investors expressed concerns that a failure of an unlisted water company like Thames Water could have “industry-wide” contagion risks, according to Barclays
- It was highlighted that the cost of raising debt in the industry may increase as approximately £45-50 billion is required between 2025 and 2030 based on Moody’s ratings
- Dominic Nash and Peter Crampton of Barclays warned that the situation at Thames Water could have broader sector ramifications
Hunt says Thames Water must ‘sort out’ its own issues : Chancellor says UK government will never insure investors against poor decisions
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Hedge fund Elliott Management scoops up Thames Water bonds: US manager known for aggressive approach bets markets are too pessimistic about potential losses on ...
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Thames Water Lenders Face Up to 40% Losses If It’s Nationalized: Some lenders to Thames Water could face losses of as much as 40% in the event that it ends up ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/thames-water-lenders-face-up-to-40-losses-if-it-s-nationalized
Paid articlePaid Thames Water Debt Crisis: Will it be Nationalized? Will Bills be Affected?: The UK’s largest water and sewage supplier Thames Water is in trouble ...
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Paid articlePaid Thames Water break-up is a promising idea: It is unlikely that the company’s owners will invest more or it will be fully nationalised ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/16/thames-water-break-up-invest-nationalised
Thames Water pushes up spending promise by £1.1bn: Troubled utility asks regulator to approve higher spending and potential rise to bills
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Thames Water has until June 12 to win approval for business plan
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Thames Waters Seeks to Hike Bills by 56% in New Plan, Times Says: Thames Water is seeking to increase customer bills by 56% to fund its five-year spending plan ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-19/thames-water-resubmits-plan-seeking-56-bills-rise-times
Paid articlePaid Water companies pay £2.5bn in dividends in two years as debt climbs by £8.2bn: In 32 years since privatisation £78bn has been paid out of utilities
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Steve Backshall calls for end to 'toxic' River Thames pollution: Investigation of water samples, he said, had found pollutants at levels ‘off the scale’ which ...
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Wild swimmers versus children’s home in war over brownfield site: A battle over the future of a former Thames Water depot in Waltham Forest could see it become a ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/wild-swimmers-versus-childrens-home-in-war-over-brownfield-site-gglkm0mm5
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Now Thames Water is ruining my local river: Just two days ago the firm was reportedly still considering a plan to pay out £2bn in dividends over the next decade ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/now-thames-water-is-ruining-my-local-river-3025441
Thames Water shareholders backed away over regulator’s debt demands: Investors calculated that it would take £8bn of fresh equity to comply with Ofwat conditions
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Plumbing experts say £25 change can save £500 a year: The experts said the device had environmental and financial benefits
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Thames Water debacle holds a harsh lesson about asset pricing models: Investors should stop using an approach that many have long regarded as fundamentally ...
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Jeremy Hunt calls Thames Water bill rise ‘utterly outrageous’ amid failures: Water bosses insist that without a 40pc increase in bills, the company will be ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/thames-water-sewage-bill-rise-b2528265.html
Road renamed after raw sewage put families at risk: A street in Hampstead Norreys near Newbury has been given a comical new name.
readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24263103.road-renamed-raw-sewage-put-families-risk/
Watch: sewage floods that sparked Berkshire protest: Shocking footage showing sewage seeping into waterways and water coming up from the earth that sparked a ...
readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24263201.watch-sewage-floods-sparked-berkshire-protest/
Thames Water response after big protest in Newbury: The company in charge of water and sewage in the area has responded after hundreds gathered for a protest ...
readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24254661.thames-water-response-big-protest-newbury/
Thames Water Bondholder Warns Haircuts Risk Triggering Contagion: A key creditor to Thames Water has warned that the UK risks deterring investment from its other ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-10/thames-water-s-key-bondholder-says-crisis-may-hurt-uk-investment
Paid articlePaid Australia’s Macquarie among lenders to Thames Water’s parent company: Controversial investment bank could play important role in fate of Britain’s biggest water ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/09/macquarie-thames-water-parent-kemble-water-finance
What UK water can learn from global banking: Ballooning leverage and excessive financial engineering are among the unnerving parallels with the 2008 financial ...
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Thames Water Creditor Group Picks Advisers After Kemble Default: A group of creditors of Thames Water’s operating company have picked advisers for potential ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-08/thames-water-creditor-group-picks-advisers-after-kemble-default
Paid articlePaid Traders Pile Into Cheap Thames Water Bonds on Restructuring Bet: Money managers are buying up Thames Water bonds that are trading well below their face value ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/traders-pile-into-cheap-thames-water-bonds-on-restructuring-bet
Paid articlePaid Liberal Democrats promising 'a fair deal' for Reading: The local Liberal Democrats have unveiled their plans to create a ‘Fair Deal for Reading’ ahead of the ...
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A riverside town located downstream of a Thames Water treatment facility town has been left reeking of sewage, with residents claiming they “effectively have ... Show more
Thames Water treatment facility leaves entire town reeking of sewage: Untreated sewage flows to Eton Wick in Berkshire from the company's plant in Slough
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Stop the fatberg: Why you shouldn't pour cooking fat down toilet or sink: Temperatures in the sewage system are relatively low, meaning the fat swiftly goes hard ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2024/04/10/stop-the-fatberg-why-you-shouldn039t-pour-cooking-fat-down-toilet-or-sink
Count Binface will rename London Bridge after Phoebe Waller-Bridge if elected: The candidate for Mayor of London also vowed to make Thames Water bosses ...
mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/count-binface-promises-rename-london-29063061
Sewage shocker: Thames pollution doubles in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe: “Filthy” sewage was released into the Thames by Bermondsey and Rotherhithe 40 times in ...
southwarknews.co.uk/news/sewage-shocker-thames-pollution-doubles-in-bermondsey-and-rotherhithe/
Council pressured to take action against Thames Water in West Berkshire: Thames Water is being accused of Post Office Horizon scandal style tactics to stop ...
newburytoday.co.uk/news/council-pressured-to-take-action-against-thames-water-in-wes-9363234/
16 million UK households could see water bill hiked to £627: The embattled water supplier has moved to promise to invest up to £3bn more over the next five years ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/16-million-uk-households-could-29045240
The stunning UK village which becomes an open sewer when it rains: Milton-under-Wychwood in the Cotswolds should provide an idyllic lifestyle ...
metro.co.uk/2024/04/08/stunning-uk-village-becomes-open-sewer-rains-20605371/
Royal Borough backs call for water authorities to fix 'broken model' of sewage pollution
maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/maidenhead/195981/royal-borough-backs-call-for-water-authorities-to-fix-broken-model-of-sewage-pollution.html
What is being done about sewage in Herefordshire's water?: THE news about our rivers continues to get worse.
herefordtimes.com/news/24261440.done-sewage-herefordshires-water/
Thames Water Crisis: Hedge Funds Are Shorting UK Water Companies: Hedge funds including Millennium Management and Arrowstreet Capital are shorting the assets of ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-17/hedge-funds-including-millennium-are-shorting-uk-water-companies
Paid articlePaid Thames Water Is Just One of Privatization's Failures Stacking Up for the UK: A wholesale return to public ownership is no answer, after fiascoes from water ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-19/thames-water-is-just-one-of-privatization-s-failures-stacking-up-for-the-uk
Children sick on ‘Sewage Street’: At least one child has reportedly become ill in one of the worst areas for sewage contamination in the district.
newburytoday.co.uk/news/children-sick-on-sewage-street-9362296/
Schools closed as water main bursts: The problem affected customers in Fairford and led to the closure of Farmor’s School and Fairford C of E Primary School
gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/cotswold-burst-main-pipe-leads-9231074
Thames Water to Release Updated Business Plan This Week: Thames Water Plc board members are set for last-ditch talks to update their business plan this week ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/thames-water-to-release-updated-business-plan-this-week
Paid articlePaid VIDEO: Around 200 people protested at Victoria Park against sewage spills yesterday.
Find our full report and video 👇 ‘Take them over and good riddance’: Protestors demand action against sewage leaks in Newbury and West Berkshire
HSBC, Barclays Are Making Markets for Thames Water Short Bets: Credit traders at Barclays Plc and HSBC Holdings Plc are among those making a market for clients ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/hsbc-barclays-are-making-markets-for-thames-water-short-bets
Thames Water now uses poo power as an energy source: Thames Water has announced two wastewater treatment sites are now converting sewage sludge into electricity ...
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Bus route that will be getting brand new single-deckers in 'next few months': A 'reliability proposal' to try to improve performance went live last ...
mylondon.news/news/transport/east-london-bus-route-getting-28989564
Helen Chandler-Wilde: Rate Expectations: Hi, it’s Helen Chandler-Wilde, a UK reporter in London. Hope you enjoy today’s Readout.
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Calls made to remove 'dangerous' low pipe bridge over Maidenhead waterways: Calls have been made to remove a ‘dangerous’ low pipe bridge over the Maidenhead ...
maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/maidenhead/195885/calls-made-to-remove-dangerous-low-pipe-bridge-over-maidenhead-waterways.html
Thames Water slammed over 'horrendous' sewage in Eton Wick stream: Residents have issued a call for action over ‘horrendous’ sewage releases by Thames Water at a ...
maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/gallery/windsor/195887/thames-water-slammed-over-horrendous-sewage-in-eton-wick-stream.html
Sold down the river: In 1989, as England’s water industry was privatised, an advertising campaign declared: “You could be an H2Owner ...
newstatesman.com/new-statesman-view/2024/04/sold-down-the-river
Long read: MP and villagers slam ‘unacceptable’ sewage spills: West Berkshire residents have had enough of sewage flooding their streets and gardens.
newburytoday.co.uk/news/long-read-mp-and-villagers-slam-unacceptable-sewage-spill-9360787/
Stock Markets Today: US inflation, Thames Water, Boeing latest: Get up to speed with what the markets are monitoring
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Community fears disruptive Thames Water roadworks: A community is concerned about how five months of planned road closures will affect deliveries, school buses ...
newburytoday.co.uk/news/community-fears-disruptive-thames-water-roadworks-9360809/
Count Binface unveils manifesto for London Mayoral election including Thames Water pledge
standard.co.uk/news/london/count-binface-manifesto-london-mayoral-election-sadiq-khan-b1150121.html
Thames Water Utilities Creditors in Talks to Group Up After Kemble Default: Creditors of Thames Water Utilities have started to organize ahead of potential ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-05/thames-water-creditors-in-talks-to-group-up-after-kemble-default
Paid articlePaid Look at the Thames and know the time for metaphors is over: our politics is drowning in effluent
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/02/thames-politics-drowning-effluent-sewage-boat-race-england-water-industry
Thames Water's £16 Billion of Creditors Are at Risk: The utility’s owner Kemble is in default, and the attention is now turning to the rest of the firm’s ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-06/thames-water-s-16-billion-of-creditors-are-at-risk
Paid articlePaid Thames Water hires restructuring advisers amid fears of collapse: Crunch talks expected after investors refuse to secure short-term cashflow and parent company ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/01/thames-water-hires-restructuring-advisers-amid-fears-of-collapse
Julian Harris: Thames' Stink Will Last a While: On the one hand, human ingenuity is phenomenal. On the other, our ability to create complex systems has led ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-28/julian-harris-thames-stink-will-last-a-while
Ailbhe Rea: In Troubled (Thames) Waters: Hi there, it’s Ailbhe Rea, a Bloomberg UK Associate Editor and Readout writer. Hope you enjoy the newsletter.
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Thames Water fix requires everyone to take a bath: Thames Water has a liquidity problem. The holding company of the UK’s largest water supplier warned last week ...
reuters.com/breakingviews/thames-water-fix-requires-everyone-take-bath-2024-04-04/
Chinese state banks are lenders to Thames Water’s parent company: Bank of China and ICBC in a group of four banks behind £190mn loan that matures end of April
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Helen Chandler-Wilde: Sunak’s Narrow Path: Hi, it’s Helen Chandler-Wilde, a UK reporter in London. Hope you enjoy today’s Readout.
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Boiling Point: The Bloomberg Close, Europe Edition: Good afternoon. Here's what you need to know to end your day.
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Paid articlePaid Three economic zombies worth fighting: Bad policy ideas that are surprisingly widely held
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Thames Water wants to raise prices 40%, spill more sewage and not be fined - after lining shareholders' pockets
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A4 Bath Road: Drivers face queues as roadworks commence: Commuters have seen an influx of traffic over the next few days as further works have started on one of ...
readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24212662.a4-bath-road-drivers-face-queues-roadworks-commence/
Allegra Stratton: Water Load of Rubbish: As signs of national decline go, the fact that some of Oxford’s Boat Race crew spent the week before vomiting could be a ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-02/allegra-stratton-water-load-of-rubbish
Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race to go ahead despite ‘dangerous’ pollution in Thames: Organisers say teams have been briefed to ensure they are ‘as safe as possible’ ...
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Paid articlePaid Natwest Is Agent on Loan at Heart of Thames Water Debt Saga: Natwest Group Plc is the agent on a £190 million ($239 million) loan taken by Thames Water’s parent ...
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