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3 Bed Semi has estimated bill £686 from United Utilities
Recently purchased property in May and have been calculating water meter reading on spreadsheet. My average comes to 13 units per month (11+13+14+13) Today i received estimated charges for the next 12 months as £686.03 (£54.20/month). we are couples living in a 3 bedroom property and both of them work 9-5. is this the…
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Payment plan on a meter?
Ok so I've just recieved through my new bill for my new property I'm in. I've moved to a metered place and I've recieved a payment plan... how does this work when they dont know what your usage will be? Is it just an estimate and so will be in credit if I dont use enough? Should I go with it and make the payments and then…
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Water tank solution
Hi all, I have just moved into a new flat, which does not have gas supplied to the premesis. I have economy 7 which heats my water overnight at a cheaper rate in a "fortic combination tank". However in the bathroom i also have an electric shower which heats the water directly. It also drains electricity. It appears that i…
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Expensive welsh water bill
My girlfriend and I have just moved in to a 1 bedroom studio flat. We have just had the water bill for the next 12 months. Its £466! this is apparently on an 'assessed measured charge' and next to it it sais 'average use - occupancy 3' In reality my girlfriend will not be here for the next 6-12 months so it will be only 1…
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Meters what do you use?
After having a water meter for a year ive used 41000 litres which costs me £110 plus £138 sewerage works out at just over £20 pcm im with SWW.
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Is there a way i can stop a water meter being fitted?
I live in a very old council house, it has not got it's own water supply - the water for this house is tapped on to the house next door's pipes. The next door house has been brought and he wants our houses pipes "off his land" as he has put it. This means a new supply being fitted to my house and i have been told we will…
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Pre 1935 lead pipe replacement
Hi, I recently bought a property to find it had a lead pipe running underground from the mains and into house. I had the water tested to find that pipe definitely needs replacement, as the lead level was over 30 times above the regulation limit. The water board will pay for the replacement from the mains to the garden…
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Single Person Tariff
Hi all I recently requested a water meter to be fitted, I get two bills, one bringing the water in and one taking the water out, I pay around £600.00 per year, unfortunately the water board (Folkestone and Dover) were not able to fit a meter, however the engineer said to me that as I was a single person living in the…
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Does this water bill seem expensive to you?
I live in a 1 bedroom flat with my girlfriend in Margate. It used to be part of one big house, but has only been converted into a flat within (I assume) the last year or so. We live above a shop, and there's another flat next door to us, but we have been assured by our landlady that all three 'properties' including the…
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cheapest water provider
Hi, please, could you recommend me the cheapest water supplier?
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Boiler service questions....
We moved into our new build home last October. And now i'm looking to get my boiler serviced. Does anyone know how much it costs ? :confused: And who should I use ? :confused: I will use one of those coverplans that include an annual service in a few years time.
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Anglian Water bill 7x more than usual!!
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me... I have recently received my third water bill from Anglian Water. The first was for Feb - Aug 08 = £104, the second was for Aug 08 - Jan 09 = £62, the third was for Jan 09 - Jul 09 = £703!!! All of these bills are based on actual meter readings. There are no leaks, as I have carried out…
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gggggrrrrrr.......help?
Hi I moved into a newbuild house at the end of April. The site manager told us there was no water meter fitted and he had been onto the people who fit them on numerous occasions to be told, well what you worried about, they just wont get bills until we fit it. Fine. So we get in touch with the water company to be told it…
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Applying for water meter
Sorry this is more of a rant than anything else, as I don't think anything can be done. These companies are a law unto themselves & as usual its the consumers who have to suffer. I want to move into a property (which I already own) & which has been empty for a while. It does not currently have a water meter & because its…
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To water meter, or not to water meter, that is the question.....
I've just started renting a property. It is a 3 bed house. I was greeted to the glorious sight of a water bill the other day and upon opening it, thought that I was going to faint. Yorkshire Water want to charge me £285 from now until the end of March for water. Two Hundred and Eighty Five Pounds!!!!!!!! When asked how…
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Odd water bill situation
Hi All, I wondered if you might be able to give me some advice about my situation. I received a backdated water bill yesterday for approx £500. This bill relates to a property I previously owned but left some time ago. The bill essentially covers the whole of 2007. I was receiving bills from the water company during 2007…
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SIX hundred and SIXTY THREE rotten quid!
Hi all, The story is long - and my main question is at the bottom if you'd like to skip there... Back when I had my water meter fitted I expected that my water bills would reduce by a lot since there's only me and my cat Sally here. Of course I have some tropical fish too, but they don't drink a lot, honest :) So I was a…
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STW Debt Collection Search
Hello all Quick question, I have finally gotten round to checking out my credit file and noticed that there was an entry by CCML (Complete Credit Management Limited) - Severn Trent Water on it giving a reason of the search to be debt collection. I have never missed a payment on anything so to see this was a bit of a shock.…
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Water Bill received today is extortionate
Hi guys I am looking for a bit of advice what to do please. I have received my 6 month bill from January to July and it is extremely high especially compared to our last 6 month bill back in December. It is around £400 more than the last 6 month period. We have had a leaking tap in our kitchen for some time now and I have…
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Does this sound right.....?
my last bill says... water supply 38 cubic metres - 49.42 water standing charge - £4.80 used water 38 cubic metres - 32.06 used water standing charge - £2.39 a total of £88.67 (covering period - 22 may to 04 august) does this seem right considering.... i only actually starting living in the house mid june its only me in…