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Water cost 1 person 1 bed flat
I am trying to find the typical cost for a single person in a one bed flat, my nephew seems to have quite a high bill considering he is by himself?
Water Credit
Just wondering if someone could help. We pay monthly for water and were being charged too much based on what we used. they sent us a new bill and amended how much we paid but it had left us with £70 credit on our account. I've asked for this back but they said they can only give it me in august as thats my billing month…
Water Meter Dispute
I have recently had a water meter fitted and my bill has gone down from £45 a month to £19 can i claim back the last 18 years of over charging? :D
Severn Trent charging me for property I haven't been at for nearly three years.
Hi I have recently received a bill for a property I left September 2016 to go to university, dated up until May 2018. After a somewhat pointless back and forth they are expecting me to magic up a final bill I never received from a utility supplier. (Was only on electric) I'm not sure the best way to approach this, i'm…
Water meter/ 2 person tariff
Hello I am new to the forum and wanted to share my recent experience. Spurred on by the advice to investigate a water meter, I found that my bill should reduce by several hundred pounds.. I arranged for installation but was told that due to the location of the stopcock, it wasn't possible. The engineer said that in the…
Dilemma with water Bill
We have a farm and a complicated water situation. The main supply of water is at the entrance to the farm - about a mile down the farm track and on the mainroad. There is a stopcock there and a water meter. Up the track is the farm's private supply, which also goes to several houses and another farm. Previously the water…
Time to get water meter installed
Howdy Now that theres only 2 of us @ home in 3 bedroom house , seems a no-brainer to get a water meter I'm with Severn Trent and applied for water meter about 10 weeks ago , 2 weeks ago the engineer came out and because the internal location was not accessible to fit a water meter said that meter would have to be installed…
Water meter nightmare - a puzzle to solve...
Hi I need all the help I can get as Thames Water are being more than unhelpful... The background: I moved into my house November 2018. Requested a water meter as financially it makes sense. Thames Water came out and said they couldn't fit it by the internal stoptap as the hatch isn't big enough (and not really possible to…
No heating or water
Hello all, Recently, I moved into some student accommodation and every week or so we receive an email about a water and heating outage that will be upcoming in the next few days. These outages are usually for around 6-8 hours and are to do with some refurbishments that are taking place. My question is if I am entitled to…
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