Ruth Williams

Severn Trent hunts leaks with fibre optics

Portsmouth hits back at ‘inference of overcharging’

Anglian stands firm on investment over bill cuts

Ofwat: Companies must prove appeals are about customers not profits

Anglian and Northumbrian appeal to CMA

Anglian and Northumbrian's decisions to ask Ofwat to refer their final determinations to the CMA have taken the number of appeals to an unprecedented four. Meanwhile, Thames has said that while it “carefully considered” a CMA referral, it ultimately judged that this would be a “significant management distraction” at a key time. Southern also "reluctantly" accepted Ofwat's terms.

EA begins criminal prosecution against Southern

SES raises cost and customer concerns to regulator

With just one day to go until the deadline for appealing to the CMA, SES Water has accepted its final determination but highlighted the challenges the cost gap and lower allowed revenue will create. Newly appointed chief executive Ian Cain said company had raised its concerns to Ofwat and would look for alternative approaches to deliver for its customers.

Bristol rejects Ofwat’s final determination

Bristol Water is the second company to make a request to Ofwat to refer its business plan to the Competition and Markets Authority for appeal. The company said there were "some technical issues, mainly around how to finance our company" that caused it to appeal.

Londoners must stop seeing water as ‘infinitely available resource’

Yorkshire speaks for the many, not the few

Yorkshire Water's rejection of Ofwat's final determination on its 2020-2025 business plan, triggering a referral to the CMA, has lit the touch paper on what was already an explosive situation. But will the fire spread? Ruth Williams investigates whether the company's concerns represent a wider rebellion across the sector.