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Water bills

Archives for June 2010

Leak at or near meter - advice
Having a bit of a nightmare with our water supply. Over a year ago I noticed the meter still moving when I had all the water in the house off. The meter pit was full of water so I concluded that it was a leak at the meter. I phoned South East water and they fixed it.......or so I thought. Come April this year I noticed…
South west water - rebate
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I had a quick look. I remember there being a request for a rebate for south west water customers following another year of massive profits for them .... what happened about this, can I expect something knocked off my extortionate bill? Thanks in advance
Water wastage or sense?
Today we have a warning from United Utilities about a possible hosepipe ban, and we are being asked to conserve water usage where possible. I'm not on a meter so this isn't a money saving question, but I have always been in the habit of running the pipes through in the morning after they have been off all night, before…
T Water lied to me
Hi, I moved in to my property in April 2009 I contacted T Water and they told my property did not have a meter fitted and told me if I wanted one to ring another number in the interim they would charge me the rateable value for my property £320 (ouch) In April 2010 it was apparent afer a whole year that my originally…
Backdated bill - Severn Trent
I moved into his rented flat 3 years ago and have always paid my bills. I received a new water bill from Anglian Water when I moved in which I set up a direct debit for. This week I arrived home to find a letter from Severn Trent 'To the occupier' saying that as they believed the flat to be empty, they were cutting off the…
Water Bills
Hi everyone. I am moving into a house on my own and trying to set up a budget so I know what I can afford. I can't find any information about Water rates though. I live in the North East. Will I have to be with Northumbrian Water? Can anyone tell me what they pay monthly for their water rates. Many thanks ClareOvaltine
Rainwater Harvesting
We are looking into a rainwater harvesting set up. We want the biggest tank we can fit in our garden. Can anyone help with a few questions? If we get the water metre fitted and end up using very very little incoming mains water, will the water company still charge for outgoing waste water? Our nieghbour doesnt have a water…
Is my water bill too high?
I've recently moved out of a flat, which a friend and I were living in for 6 months. When we moved out, the estate agent took a water reading and said that it was 26 cubic metres for the 6 month period. We'd already paid £50 after 4 months of living there, but now we've received another bill, for £70. The water company…
anglian water incorrect bill - old property
Hi all, Checked my bank today and saw that anglian water took £47 on June 01 2010. This amount is exactly what I was paying at my old address - of which I had recieved a bill for £33 ending the payments with them from May 10 2010. I am on a water meter at the new property and I am to recieve my first bill on June 10 (or…
HELP ... Shared Water Supply
HELP .... I live in a flat above a shop and share my water supply with them. The shop is on a water meter and their account is in arrears . Their water was cut off last weekend and again this weekend (they must have payed enough to have it connected again) This leaves me with no water over the weekend. :mad: The First…
Anglian Water Broken Meter and Backdated Estimated Bill
Hi All, We moved into a rented house in sept 09 and started paying £50 a month DD to anglian water and were quite happy to pay this even tho i thought it was a bit much. Since then we found out that our water meter wasn't working so i rang them and told them about it. They came out 5 weeks later and repaired this. But i…
Flooding Action Group
Could anyone please give me any advice on how to set up a local action group to put pressure on the water company to improve the main drains? During very heavy rainfall, the drains cannot cope, they back up and water flows out of the gulleys in the road. Due to the topography of the land, several properties in my road lie…
United Utilities scare mongering to make even MORE money for free!
This 12 pound a year for your under house "drain piping accident cover" the fact its only that amount shows itll never happen and if you have drain collapse/blockage etc past a certain point infront of your house theyre liable anyway........just trying to drum up more profit,considering they shut off lots of the wirral…
Drain query
HI any builders around. Preferably that specializes in drains I’ve just bought a house which has a weird drain down the paving next to the house Please see pics below http://www.flickr.com/photos/23696526@N08/4685166669/ The other day this was over flown with water due to the bad storm however I don’t know if this is a…
DIY Rainwater Toilet Flushing
Hello Has anyone actually done this for an upstairs bathroom from a loft header tank? I am considering doing it, but I need to check it will work If I do it, my setup will be something like this:* Water barrel connected to gutter downpipe (already have) * Pump in barrel sending water up to new header tank in the loft…
External Water Leak - Whos responsible? Water Authority or me?
Hello team, i have a water leak, house cellar is constantly flooding, have isolated internal stopcock but water still leaking, i can hear a faint rushing noise under the kitchen units. Its an old property and i cant find the external stopcock i am fairly convinced the leak is between the external and internal stopcocks or…
Surface Water Drainage Question
Hi all, I currently live in an apparment block and have done so for the last 3 years. I have suddenly received a bill from United Utilities for £255 for SWD (surface water drainage)! When we moved into the flat it was made clear to us that the water rates were included in the rent and that the water bills would be taken…
Capping Water supply
I'm currently receiving two sets of charges for the water to my property as we have a supply that goes to the shed (used to be an outside toilet). We want to cap this as the supply is unused and we are basically chucking money down the drain (no pun intended). Does anyone know a rough cost for this? We've been quoted £65.
United Utilities Billing
Ok, I moved in my flat March 2008. I informed united Utilities. I paid the instalments. I applied for a water meter this took United Utilities 3rd party company 4 months to install. Blame was passed to myself for refusing them entrance - No appointment was ever made by H20 and I don't recall refusing them entrance. United…
Charges for Sutton & East Surrey Water?
So I'm trying to get an idea of our future water costs as this is the first time I've lived in a place with a water meter. We've done 2 cubic metres in 1 week, so roughly 104 of those a year, which is about average from what I can find online. What I cannot find online is S & ES's pricing structure. Could anyone please…

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