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Water bills
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Pre 1935 lead pipe replacement
Hi, I recently bought a property to find it had a lead pipe running underground from the mains and into house. I had the water tested to find that pipe definitely needs replacement, as the lead level was over 30 times above the regulation limit. The water board will pay for the replacement from the mains to the garden…
How much to budget for water?
Hi, I'm hoping someone can give me at least a rough estimate of what I need to budget each month as our landlady is just proving a bit pants at letting us know! I lived in a one-bedroom flat with my husband and we paid £60 per month to Severn Trent Water (the property was not metered). I did think this was high but I'm…
Average bill for those living alone with meter?
Hello, I would just like to gauge how much people living alone are paying for their water usage per month on average. I used to budget for £7 a month in my flat in Nottingham which was metered, and this was enough. I used to shower every day. Water came under Severn Trent. The property I live in now is in Anglian Water's…
STW have credit checked me without my permission
I don't agree with them being able to credit check me without my permission. How are they able to get away with this? I'm not applying for a loan. I am paying via D/D but thats not credit surely? I would be very interested if anyone has any views on this
No water for 24 hours
We've had no water for nearly 24 hours now (a farmer has cut through a pipe in his field). Ringing the helpline they just keep saying that the water will be back on when they have finished the repairs! I can't see anything on their website about providing bottled water for customers and wondered if anybody has any…
Debt Collector - 4 Year Old Bill
We have just received a letter from UK Search Limited debt collectors to say that we owe Southern Water £57.29 from our previous rented home that we moved out from just over four years ago. They say that our account with Southern Water was assigned to someone called Southbank Capital Limited who are now legal owners of the…
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