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Archives for December 2011
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United Utilities unmeasured water charges Help!
Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been asked before, I did try and trawl the board for an answer first! I'm living in a rented flat on a short term contract which runs out in Jan. I set up the water account in my name when I moved in but couldnt find my water meter. I rang the UU anyway who told me not to worry as my…
Thames Water - Massive bill error pay-out...
Hi All Someone in a flat above me notified Thames Water that they were moving out. Unknown to me I received a payment into my account of £734 from Thames water. Then - I got a bill from them for the £734 back plus the remaining amount on my account for the year... I called them up and what happened is that they made an…
Water bill for 5 years
Hi All, I would like to ask you an opinion and advice of course what to do. The short story: We moved to HA property 5 years ago, the flat is no my husbands name only. My husband is in a custody for assaulting me and I am in a process of applying for court order to transfer the tenancy on me as we have 2 kids. I have a…
Water meter not that cheap really...
OK. We was paying £28 per month for our water/waste water, so as its just the two of us who live here in a 2 bedroom house I decided to have a water meter installed (very MSE I thought...) First bill came... £16.00 Next month... £28 Next month... £32 Next month... £30 * The back garden is paved, has decking and some other…
Surprise unannounced change of water meter
I had a knock on the door this morning and it was two guys who said they'd come from the water authority to test/check the meter. I questioned whether it was a result of my success at getting my water bill right down for the most recent half year. They denied it and said that checks/meter replacements are routine after…
Water Meter Nightmare. Have we got a leak?
Hi MoneySavers, We moved into a nice new rented apartment 16 months ago. Our gas bill is ridiculously low as the appartment is so well insulated we haven't even had to put the heating on yet this autumn! Unfortunately, our water bill isn't the same. We had a massive bill of over £300 for our first 6 months. I was totally…
Yorkshire Water moneyclaimonline advice needed please
I've had a letter from Yorkshire Water after struggling to pay a £558 bill and it says I need to reply to the claim form 14 days from the date of service on the letter, the date of service being 5 days after the date on the letter which is the 18th of November. So I had until the 7th of December to reply. Anyway I went on…
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