The head of Thames Water has said customers should expect their bills to go up next year as the struggling supplier upgrades its ageing infrastructure.
Joint-interim CEO Cathryn Ross made the warning as she faced MPs at an Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee meeting on Wednesday.
It comes as the UK's biggest water company - serving 15 million people in London and South East England - is fighting for its future amid a £14 billion mountain of debt, while facing higher interest rates due to inflation.
Report by Jonesia.
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