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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…
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Average bill for those living alone with meter?
Hello, I would just like to gauge how much people living alone are paying for their water usage per month on average. I used to budget for £7 a month in my flat in Nottingham which was metered, and this was enough. I used to shower every day. Water came under Severn Trent. The property I live in now is in Anglian Water's…
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How much to budget for water?
Hi, I'm hoping someone can give me at least a rough estimate of what I need to budget each month as our landlady is just proving a bit pants at letting us know! I lived in a one-bedroom flat with my husband and we paid £60 per month to Severn Trent Water (the property was not metered). I did think this was high but I'm…
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Read the leaflets,you can save double your money!
I contacted anglian water after reading a leaflet they sent with my latest bill and as I have recently become unemployed, I decided to check out if and how to reduce my bill. I read under the ' extra help for vulnerable customers' section if annual consumption is under 75 cubic meters I could change to a tariff called…
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Should we be worried by this? - CCTC to go in Manhole
Hello, Our water company (via subcontractors) have recently been in touch. They are trying to resolve sewer flooding on our street (we've never been affected but 2 houses further along the street have). As part of the initial investigation to understand the flooding mechanism, they plan to undertake CCTV, manhole and flow…
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3 year old bill from shared student house
Hi all, I lived in a student house 3 years ago and we never received a water bill while we were there. I've finished University and have just received a bill (to my parents address, I no longer live there) for the water in that house. My problem is that the landlord has given the water company mine and all of the…
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No water for 24 hours
We've had no water for nearly 24 hours now (a farmer has cut through a pipe in his field). Ringing the helpline they just keep saying that the water will be back on when they have finished the repairs! I can't see anything on their website about providing bottled water for customers and wondered if anybody has any…
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Huge bill for old property
Just wondering if anyone has ever been billed for a property they left over 2 1/2 years ago. I received a bill this morning for £1,478.23 for my old house. I was having direct payments made and the letter stated that they had now stopped. I move Christmas 2006 and notified all respective energy companies etc. Now they must…
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MSE news: Water bills set to fall, regulator reveals
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Water bills are likely to modestly fall in real terms by from next year under plans announced today by the industry regulator, Ofwat. Many households can take further steps to cut their bills by over £100 a year ..." Read the full story: Water bills set to…
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Yorkshire water email address?
Hi all, I've just had a water meter fitted, 22 hours after requesting one. I'm absolutely delighted at this service and want to email them to say so. The online form isn't working though, so I wondered if anyone had an email address I could use to contact them?
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water meter
Hi i own a hair salon and have been there for 5 years been paying water on RV. United utilities have sent me a letter saying i have to have a meter fitted is this true?
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Huge unpaid water bill, what are our rights??
Hi guys, Just had an angry visit from an anglian water man giving my future wife a sherrifs warrant?? i think thats what he said?? Because my fiancee has stupidly not been paying her water bill for what sounds like forever, she's been a single mum and only working part time for the last 4 years so her circumstances have…
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how much for a shower for 5mins?
hello, I have an old fashioned shower - the ones where you pull the lever on the taps to make the shower work. does anyone know how much it would roughly cost to run this for 5mins? thanks you
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Anglian switching to quarterly billing?
Just received a shot out of the blue today, finding a metered water bill turning up after only 3 months instead of the usual 6. I'd got quite used to only paying it twice a year. Nice of them to tell me about this change! *grumbles* Good to see they're keeping their costs down by now having to send out double the number of…
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fluoride in water
I have not paid a WATER bill in two years (i WANT TO) severn trent water lied to me about this(putting it in our water supply ) and I refused to pay for mass medicated water.They say its nothing to do with them its the area health authority who gave them permission through the european union (although they have banned it…
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Water bill help needed
We moved into a rented house last October. A few months ago we received a water bill for £1500, which was way over the typical usage of £50 a month for our family. Having contacted Anglian H2O they came and said that the leak was somewhere on the rented property and therefore not their responsibility. Finally we tracked…