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UNBELIEVABLE: Thames water - The Untold Story

Pensioner pocketed £225k compensation for 'unsaleable' house – after she sold it for £780k

Claiming compensation from Thames Water, the 68-year-old said her £817,000 home was left ‘unsaleable’ due to the history of flooding

The Independent UK · 8h ago

Thames Water creditors to vote on emergency £2.4bn loan as cash runs low

Campaigners say costly new funds will lead to higher bills, which company denies

The Guardian - UK · 12h ago

London homeowner ordered to repay £225,000 to Thames Water over flood claim

London resident Karen Imber faced legal action after claiming her flood-affected home was unsellable during mediation. Claiming damages from sewage flooding, she settled for £225,000. However, unbeknownst to the mediators, Imber had already sold the property for £780,000 prior. Thames Water uncovered the sale, leading to a court ruling that…

The Times of India · Oct 28

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The regime change we need for Thames Water

Letters: Terry Barker says nationalisation changes who owns the shares, it does not change the rules, while James Wallace says the powers to intervene already exist. Plus a letter from Philip Clayton

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26

UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23

How might Andy Burnham tackle Thames Water debacle?

A look at some of the options after PM is urged to consider radical alternatives to deal with stricken company

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21

Thames Water creditors secure former Labour minister to drive rescue deal

Stricken UK water supplier lines up John Hutton as independent chair designate if takeover goes ahead

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

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Thames Water lenders to appoint Lord Hutton as independent chair in takeover bid

The former business secretary would take up the role if the group’s rescue bid is given approval.

Evening Standard · Oct 20

Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water

Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Thames Water issues hosepipe ban update as Londoners urged to make eight changes

Thames Water says ‘substantial’ rainfall is needed throughout the autumn and winter before the ban can be lifted

Evening Standard · Oct 17

Stinky business: south London bike shop hit by ‘unbearable’ stench from Thames Water sewer

Owner and mechanics fear for their health and future of the Herne Hill shop with no date for fixing problem

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

London council rejects filming request for Thames Water 'hell-bent on destroying borough'

Council leader hits out at filming request using ‘the beautiful borough that they are hell-bent on destroying’

Evening Standard · Oct 17

Thames Water asks for £2.4bn more to avoid going bust this year or early 2027

Water company tells creditors it will not survive long enough to agree refinancing deal without more money

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

English and Welsh water firms could be forced to return £107m via lower bills

Yorkshire and Thames among providers facing penalties for missing performance targets, but bills could rise elsewhere

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

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Evening Standard · Oct 13

Alan Titchmarsh hits out over gardeners being 'demonised' by water companies during heatwave

The gardening legend, 77, was left ‘depressed’ by the ‘horror stories’ he was hearing

Evening Standard · Oct 12

London commuters hit by 'unacceptable' days-long water outage as MP demands answers

Thames Water later confirmed that a normal service had resumed at 5.15pm on Monday, after a weekend of outages for customers in Surrey and southwest London

Evening Standard · Oct 11

Survey finds 'disgusting' human waste and pollution across London's rivers

Plumbing misconnections mean that washing machines, toilets and sinks are discharging wastewater directly into local waterways

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Holborn and St Pancras by-election results in full: Labour beats Green leader Polanski to win Starmer’s old seat

Andy Burnham’s party has retained the North London seat despite a dip in support

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Evening Standard · Oct 9

Labour's new Holborn MP declares victory for 'hope' over fear and division after by-election win

Sagal Abdi-Wali won the poll by more than 3,000 votes, with Green Party leader Zack Polanski coming in a distant second

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

Revealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companies

Exclusive: Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants

Evening Standard · Oct 9

Sagal Abdi-Wali's Holborn and St Pancras by-election victory speech in full: 'This place gave me hope'

‘I will never forget where I came from and I will always relentlessly fight to be a voice for this place’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

South West Water owner taps investors to fix infrastructure after sewage spills

Pennon slashes dividend and launches £550m cash call ‘to drive improved outcomes for customers and communities’

Evening Standard · Oct 3

AI tech could be nationalised, Green Party deputy leader suggests

Rachel Millward said a Green government would immediately bring water companies in public ownership.

Evening Standard · Oct 3

South London hit by second water main incident in a week as MP says network is 'at breaking point'

London MP Paul Kohler said the two incidents highlighted the poor state of the region's water infrastructure

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Water companies should be nationalised immediately, Greens to say

Rachel Millward will argue the Prime Minister is ‘making a mistake by delaying any action’ against firms such as Thames Water.

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