Water firms planning to raise bills, says regulator

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Thames is billions in debt and could, in a worst case scenario, be taken over by the government if it cannot turn things around.

It said consumers should not "bear the burden of water company mismanagement".

The firm, which supplies a quarter of the UK population, has faced heavy criticism over sewage discharges and leaks and is under pressure to improve services. He said Thames had until the "early part of next year" to find the money and currently had £4.2bn cash reserves.An Ofwat spokesperson later told the BBC that there are no similarities with the collapse of Bulb - the energy company which went under last year costing the taxpayer millions.

 

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