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Water bills

Archives for April 2013

A 'quick' water meter
Pardon my ignorance, but I would assume that if there is no running water inside a property or its garden that the water meter should NOT move? I think I have either an issue or perhaps, more likely, a leak, whereby with no running water whatsoever, my water meter moves its large dial (one ten-thousandth of a cubic meter…
Quick water meter question...
Hiya, Never had a water meter before and partner set it all up etc and put the reading in end of march. We've just updated the meter reading and it has moved less then 10 points in space of 3-4 weeks ish? Is this normal? Is it more feasiable that partner put the orignal numbers in wrong? and if so what would happen…
Account in credit - can I cancel direct debit
Ok, have had my water bill in and it's in credit for the first time! woo hoo! ...it used to be one of the favourite d/d to cancel when I use to be in debt and money was tight, the convo's back then of "oh I must have accidentally cancelled this direct debit..." can I re-set malarky must have been quite funny! :o Question…
Urgent Help Needed Pls
Hi I am posting on behalf of my boyfriend. He runs a small business Last year he got a water bill for £800, he paid it and told them to disconnect it as he doesnt need it in his shop. They didnt move forward with this and today he has received a bill for £1400, with a letter saying he must pay this then they will consider…
Big water problems! £1100 bill!
Hi there, Basically me and my housemates are in a tight spot! We're students, and we've lived in this house for 2 years - never receiving a water bill we assumed our landlord paid it (water included is very common for student accommodation) BUT today we've received a bill, for 2 years of water, equating to £1100! Firstly,…
Boyfriend didn't sign up for water, am I liable?
I'm looking for some advice on a subject that's really driving me round the bend at the moment! Basically, I moved in with my boyfriend 2 years ago, he cleared it with the landlord and they didn't put my name on the tenancy to save hassle. All the utilities etc are in my boyfriend's name, and I pay him my share towards…
Surprised by water bill i never signed up for
I recently received a letter from a credit company telling me that i owe Thames Water a huge amount of money (more than a year's bill of £711.25). I've called to confirm and was told that the account was put under my name by somebody i don't know who (i'm guessing it was my ex-landlord though). Is that even possible? Can…
Cut Water Bills in Half
I was paying £26 per month to Anglian Water. I was given a tip, which I followed, and now my water rates are £8.00 per month. So what was the tip? Buy a large water butt and connect all the guttering round your house together and lead it to one down pipe which goes into the water butt. When it rains, all the water landing…
Help...................paying too much but cant prove it!
For 18 months now I have been asking my Severn Trent my local water supplier to sort out my bills. In 2010 my daughter and grandson who had been living with me for 10 years moved out, also a leak I had for months I had fixed. My bill was the same as when the family lived with me and I had the bill. I queried this and have…
Quick check that could save hundreds of ££££'s per year
My neighbour asked me to replace a tap washer, we turned off the main stopcock in the house and checked the meter, it was still turning, they had a leak between the meter and the stopcock, bills of £190 per quarter now reduced to £22 ! To test: Gently close off your stopcock and then check the meter, if it is still turning…
Surface Water Drainage charge backdate - South West Water capitulates
Further to my earlier thread - Surface water drainage refund claim dated 29/01/13 – I am pleased to report that after repeated denials and, faced with the prospect of arguing the case in court, South West Water have agreed my claim as per this extract from their latest email: “Based upon the evidence that you have now…
Washing machine causing high water bills
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Me and my husband live in a 3 bedroom house and both work full time with no children. Our water bills combined per month are £85 per month!!! I have just had an engineer round to look at our washing machine which has been playing up and the pressure switch is faulty (apparently a…
Water Usage
Hi I was wondering if you can tell me what your average water usage is as I feel our bill is way too high and wanted to verify this. We moved house a year ago and have a water meter. To be fair I hadn't really thought much about it before as we've never been on a meter before but just got our latest water bill through and…
How can I find out the RV for my property?
I have recently just purchased my property using the Council Right to Buy scheme so all my water rates used to be included in my rent, therefore I've never received a bill or even have any idea as to how much water rates are for my property. Essex & Suffolk Water website states that they will send me a bill once they have…
Debt collection company claiming for SW Water Bill which isn't mine?
Hi, I received a letter today from Buchanan Clark & Wells (BCW) claiming I owe SW Water £1200 for an address I moved out of 4 years ago. The bill runs from the 01/04/2009 - 31/03/2013. I moved away from the Address in March/April 2009 to a completely different county and since have moved a further 2-3 times since 2010…
Water rates in Scotland.
In Scotland, is water rates still part of the Council tax bill?

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