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  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Utilities
    Ofwat faces biggest battle since privatisation

    Four regional groups at odds with regulator over how much they can charge customers

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Water industry hits out over regulator’s five-year plan

    Ofwat has told water companies to cut debt, reduce bills and invest in infrastructure

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    Utilities
    Water rates set to fall after regulatory shake-up

    Ofwat imposes limits on investor payouts and orders companies to reduce debt

  • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
    Water companies gear up for battle with Ofwat

    Regulator’s pricing decision could lead to an appeal with competition authorities

  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2019
    Southern Water Ltd
    Southern Water staff convicted over sewage probe

    Case raises questions about the company’s corporate governance

  • Thursday, 18 July, 2019
    LombardMatthew Vincent
    Asos profit warnings come as fast as its fashions

    Warehousing problems for the ecommerce group add to December’s margin woes

  • Thursday, 18 July, 2019
    Ofwat imposes tough requirements on water companies

    Regulator demands lower bills and imposes targets on leakage, pollution and flooding

  • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
    Water regulator warns providers over running costs

    Anglian, Thames, Yorkshire and SES given until August to revise spending plans

  • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
    LexUtilities
    Labour nationalisations: weedy warriors Premium

    Some water groups’ shares have rallied as voter preferences fall for opposition party

  • Promoted Content
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
    Opening Quote
    Water groups told to rein in costs

    Your morning City briefing on companies in the news, job moves and what’s happening in the markets

  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2019
    Southern Water to pay £126m for ‘serious failures’

    Regulator rules that group deliberately deceived customers over water quality

  • Wednesday, 27 February, 2019
    AnalysisUK privatisation
    UK water groups should brace for ‘peak intrusion’

    Ofwat chairman warns more intense oversight is needed to get industry back on even keel

  • Thursday, 31 January, 2019
    Utilities
    Majority of UK water groups fail watchdog’s standards

    Regulator urges improved business plans to reduce leaks and cut bills

  • Tuesday, 22 January, 2019
    Infrastructure investment
    Infrastructure investors put ‘blanket ban’ on UK

    Concerns grow about ‘negative’ and ‘hostile’ political and regulatory environment

  • Saturday, 27 October, 2018
    Thames Water PLC
    Rivers run dry in the thirst for drinking water

    Fishermen and conservationists say the pressure on chalk streams is unsustainable

  • Monday, 8 October, 2018
    UK infrastructure
    Ofwat accused of putting investors ahead of consumers

    MPs add to pressure on water industry’s regulator

  • Tuesday, 3 July, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Water groups told to show pay and performance link

    Ofwat announces measures to tackle ‘damaged customer trust’

  • Thursday, 7 June, 2018
    UK business & economy
    Thames Water ordered to repay users £120m over leaks

    Regulator says customers to receive £15 rebate over the next two years

  • Wednesday, 6 June, 2018
    Utilities
    Giant incinerator on Thames sold for £1.5bn

    Chairman of watchdog Ofwat also acts as chairman of owner Cory Riverside Energy

  • Monday, 5 March, 2018
    UK infrastructure
    Water companies criticised over supply failures

    Experts ask whether poor planning and lack of investment are to blame, rather than cold weather

  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Gove targets water companies over use of tax havens

    Minister offers regulator more powers to clamp down on ‘opaque financial structures’

  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2017
    LexUK infrastructure
    Ofwat: watered down Premium

    The latest regulatory review is tough, but not unduly so

  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2017
    Utilities
    Water regulator criticised for removing cap on performance rewards

    Ofwat pledges lower bills for customers but loophole creates profit opportunity

  • Wednesday, 13 December, 2017
    World
    Water regulator pledges lower bills in England and Wales
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
    UK business & economy
    Data from big UK water groups full of ‘basic errors’

    Thames Water singled out and put in lowest category by Ofwat

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