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5 year old final bill from Severn Trent water
Hi everyone, I have looked online and cant really find an answer to my query. A couple of weeks ago I spotted on my credit file that a missed/late payment had been logged for ST water. A couple of days later I received a final bill from them through the post referring to a property I moved out of in October 2015. When I…
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Water heating for hand wash basin
Is there a solution? In my newly rented flat I need water for hand washing in bathroom. I The landlord removed the economy 7 immersion as the flat has an electric shower ( no bath ) and dishwasher. I’m told if I can source a water heater for this small need, she will install one, but not if there’s major electrical work to…
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Water Bill question
We lived for 4 years under a Housing Assoc in a flat that had no meter and the water bill was levied by a department of the HA. Each year I recived a letter from the HA stating the Water Charges for that year. I have recently transferd to another property, same HA but this one has a water meter. Welsh Water increased my…
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Changing to Meter
I recently moved into my property and there is no meter, so I pay a flat amount irrespective of usage. Currently two of live in the property and we have 3 soon to be teenagers over for half the week. We do tend to shower and run the bath about half the time. How can I work out if I am better off with a meter? I currently…
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Corroded water pipe needs replacing - advice pls
A leak has been fixed by Bristol Water but they also said the pipe within my boundary is corroded, especially the underside, & needs replacing. It's not covered on home insurance because it's wear & tear, not accidental. At the moment, the pipe isn't leaking but I'm thinking it's better I fix it before a leak happens! I…
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Decrease in water charges.
Having seen Martins post re water charges dropping on average by 4% from 1st April, I checked my water bill from last year against the one just received for this year. The charge for fresh water has gone UP by about 5.5% and the charge for waste/surface water drainage has decreased by about 5%. HOWEVER Severn Trent has now…
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Business Water Bill Issue with South Staffs Water
We have a business in the South Staffs Water area, and are billed for water and sewerage on a 6 mthly basis, paying by Direct Debit. Worked well for years, I get a bill through that outlines my usage, and very clearly underneath the amount, it says "You don't need to do anything as you are paying by Direct Debit. We will…
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£1200 water bill - am i liable for the bill?
My toilet canister wouldn't stop leaking, I alerted my landlord as soon as it happened but that morning I was leaving to visit my family. The landlord told me due to the Christmas holidays it might take a while to get it sorted. It took 3 weeks for that to get done, during this time water was constantly going down the…
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Half price
Hi all. I asked for a water meter but was Told I couldn't have one because I have two toilets on different feeds. The guy who came out to the house then asked how many people live at the address. I told him just two of us. He then told me he would put a note into the office for me. He then said might get some money off.…
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Acqua tempus shower timer
hi there does anyone know the shower timer Acqua Tempus supplied from Spain? I have seen it in youtube and looks good I desperately need to control my children's showers but I don't know anyone that has installed this device yer has any one tested it or heard about it? My children just have no control at all and stay there…
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Backdating Bill Rights
Hi there - I'm looking for some advise with regards to my water bill having overpaid by quite a substantial amout over the past 12-months... My partner and I live in a rented property which is unable to have a water meter due to it's location (we were told this by the landlord). Upon taking over the tenancy in Feb 2019 our…
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Thames Water Change of account number
HI there, this is odd for me at least. I got a 'Your Instalment payments are not up to date' letter from Thames Water for November. I checked my bank account and as I thought the regular monthly standing order is going out & had done so monthly for this year as in previous years going back decades with no issue. I then…
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980L usage per day?!?!
Got my water bill today, in total shock, it's showing I've used 980L per day! The bill's around £500! I live on my own so I'm pretty sure I'm not using that much! I called Wessex Water & they've told me I need to get a stop tap fitted in the house - which I don't have. The stop tap is next to the meter under the cap by the…
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New home, nearly£200 monthly water bill!!
I've moved into a new home in the last few months to discover my new water bill is now £195 a month. South West Water say it's based on Rateable Value. I've asked for a meter and they're coming next week to take a look. Neighbors say person before wasn't able to get one due to access. My neighbours all pay less, around£109…
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Thames Water reading shows 532L a day!
I got an 'estimated' meter reading which indicated I was supposedly going to use 250L per day (since this is apparently what the previous reading 6 months earlier had said, I didn't even notice since the bill was still low at the time). Since I live by myself and am out 5 days a week I rang Thames Water to tell them this…
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Water bill help!
Hi, I would appreciate any advice regarding a very high water bill. I moved into a rented 1 bedroom flat on 31/05/19 as a single tenant, and didn't submit a water meter reading when moving in because I couldn't find the meter. I didn't think much of it, until today. Today, I received a bill for £537 for the period…
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Anglian Water - Standard, Watersure or Aquaplus
Good Morning, I am trying to calculate which tariff we would be better on for Anglian Water but finding it a bit daunting. We are currently on Watersure. Could someone please advise on if we would be better on a different one, thanks in advance.. Date Meter Reading Type Usage (m3) Average Daily Usage (m3) Trend 27 Jan…
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Water meter fitted but bills still high
When i moved into my flat-within a complex-Severn Trent quoted me roughly £30 pcm for water,my friend thought that was very high.I explained to ST that i had no washing machine-we have a communal area for that-so my water use would be pretty low.They fitted a water meter and said I`d only pay for what I use,if this is the…
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Water bill has increased after moving house
Hi All, I'm hoping someone can help me! I moved house in June 2019. In my previous house my water bills were £24 a month. In my new house my bills are £44 a month. I am on a water meter and with United utilities. My water usage varies from 250-350L a day. I have fixed a dripping tap and an over filling toilet but the usage…
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New home, nearly£200 monthly water bill!!
I've moved into a new home in the last few months to discover my new water bill is now £195 a month. South West Water say it's based on Rateable Value. I've asked for a meter and they're coming next week to take a look. Neighbors say person before wasn't able to get one due to access. My neighbours all pay less, around£109…
