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Water bills

Archives for January 2016

How do I calculate what my water bill would be?
Hi all In the absence of simply being able to ask what the amount is, how do I go about working out what a water bill would be for a property? I know the rateable value is 59.90p per £ of rateable value. I know the property is in band F for council tax, which is a value of £120,000 - £160,000 in 1991. Does anyone know if…
Admin fee on debt collection
Hi all, Just received a letter from a debt collection agency (Advatis) at my parents address. It is for a Severn Trent account in a rented property that was closed in June 2015. They say there was no forwarding address as it was closed by the estate agent and not myself. They did however have my email address and current…
Thames Water money saving offer
We recently received a letter from Thames Water offering to fit free water & money saving gadgets, including fixing leaky loos for free. Is this an offer worth taking up or just their way of getting us to spend more? Maybe I'm too cynical?
Meter request with Thames Water - not a success
Just in case this might be of interest to others (or if any here have additional tips). I'm the sole occupier in a small Victorian terrace, which has nonetheless 3 bedrooms. So I figured I'd be a good candidate to save money on a meter. I currently pay £255 based on the rateable value of my house, and the consumer council…
Before I apply for a water meter .......
do I apply for it with my water supply company only? Our water company is Portsmouth Water and sewerage is with Southern Water but I can see both sites have the 'apply for meter'. Do I need to apply to both? Also I did the calculation on ccwater page as recommended by Martin and according to that, will save nearly £400 per…
Southern Water not collecting Direct Debits?
Hi, I'm trying to sort this problem out for my step dad as he's going into hospital. Now I'm really confused as to who's at fault. He received a phone call from Southern Water on 6th January saying that his account was in debt of £416 and that his bank had 'rejected the direct debit' and it had been cancelled. He…
Southern Water waste rates?
I was just wondering why our waste water rates are so high and whether it's actually possible to change waste water providers? Looking at southern water our rate is £2.27/m^3 but looking at another provider, for example Thames water, their rates are much lower at £0.79/m^3. It seems extremely unfair that we are paying 3x…
South east water - meter reading
Hi all, we bout a new home 3 months ago and have yet to move in. In our previous property we were unmetered and we only had one bill. We've moved to a different area (about 20 miles away) and now pay southern water and south east water. The new property is on a meter and I pay about £21 to south east water and £21.60 to…
Refund for overpayment limited to 6 years
It has recently become necessary for me to begin managing my father in laws finances via a LPA. One thing I noticed when reviewing his finances is that he was paying two direct debits to Yorkshire water every month. My wife contacted Yorkshire water and they said they had never know as case like it with two bill for…
OFWAT to blame!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35298770
Never recieved a water bill
Hi I am posting this as I have been living in a house for 2 years and not received a bill for water. Initially I thought "I'll get one soon", then I thought "It will come in the new tax year", then "maybe they bill retrospectively, it'll come in October/November "(1 year after moving in), I've now come to the conclusion…

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