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Council tenants paying landlord for water bill
Has anyone any idea how to reclaim from a council when you pay your water rates direct to them? I've been reading about councils overcharging & not passing on payments from water companies?
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compulsory metering areas
I am in process of purchasing a property. How can I find out if the house comes under compulsory metering area? Thanks
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Surface Water Rebate
I always thought that I was getting a surface water discount on my water bill and only recently realised I wasn't. I put a claim in with Welsh Water for the discount and rebate but after a visit out they told me I wasn't eligible. All my guttering lead to soakaways, the only issue was open waste gullys from the kitchen and…
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Mains water stop tap responsibilities
Apologies if this is the wrong forum section for this question. The question revolves around Bristol Waters responsibilities. We are having building renovations on our property and need to turn the water off at the mains. At present there is no mains water stop tap in the road outside the property. I phoned Bristol Water…
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Waste Water Bill
Our waste water bill since March is £173.95 and our normal water bill was £83- there are 2 of us living in a 2 bedroom house and on a water meter. To me the waste water sounds quite expensive? We have had a sprinkler going for a few weeks due to new lawn so could this be why? Am I just a tight !!!? Whilst were on the topic…
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How do you read new water meter
Iam with Northumbrian water, had a meter fitted 2 weeks ago today, so I thought I would take a reading and get a rough Idea of how much im using... there is only one reading on the meter, 3 red digits and rest black, the fitter says you only read the black ones Just checked my water after 14 days usage.. used 0.538 m3…
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Advice please: Landlord won't pay for utility bills or council tax
My friend rents out a room in a 2 bed flat so it's shared between 3 people. Her monthly rent is inclusive of all bills Her landlord recently started transferring bills into her name insisting they cannot pay yet her contract with them states they need to pay for bills She has been able to get the council tax moved out of…
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**Anglian Business Water**
Beware of Anglian Business Water! After we received a letter earlier this year advising our water provider would be changing from Anglian Water to Anglian Water Business, we were not overly concerned and welcomed the move for some competition in this sector (or so we thought). When we received the first bill, we duly paid…
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Shower buying advice
Not sure this is the right place to post but couldn't find anywhere more suitable! I've just moved into a new house and unfortunately the flow of water coming from the shower head is really poor. I have a regular boiler system installed (cold water tank in attic, cylinder on first floor next to the bathroom) with a mixer…
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what Anglian water tariff?
I'm in need of a little advice, I'm trying to help a family member with their money as they haven't changed suppliers in years to find a cheaper deal. At the moment they are on a standard tariff but after having looked on the Anglian water website I noticed they were entitled to the water sure tariff. Which I thought was…
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Water Bill Criteria
Stupidly I didn't consider a water meter until recently. I have been a being a widow for the past 3 years and previously had no responsibility for the bills, I hadn't thought of it Just switched now My bill has been 61 pounds a month has now dropped to 21 pounds I am trying to find out what criteria has been used to decide…
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Got a big water Bill? Beat this.
I am posting my NWG story to help me come to terms with it myself. Last October I bought a house which has been empty for 11 years. On the land is a derelict garage/workshop which has been unused for about 25 years. I immediately informed Northumbrian Water (now NWG) of my purchase. In February this year my wife and I…
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The hell of dealing with Thames Water
I'm being hounded by Thames Water for a bill of £220 which I don't owe them, and which one part of the company knows I don't owe them - but today I received the final demand and am being threatened with court action and bailiffs. I owned a house which was rented out - tenant moved out in March and I was there all that day.…
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standing charge
Phoned up United Utilities to find out if an internal water meter (external can't be fitted) would save me more money than the single person discount I am currently on. Apparently, there is a standing charge of ca 130 GBP per year even if you do not use any water. This seems very high. Does it seem right?
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Average water rate
Hello i'm new to the forum and just wondered what the average water usage/bill might be for a 2 bed property with 2 adults. Ever since having a meter installed my bill has increased from around the £25 per month to up to £58 per month. It's now down to £23 per month but only due credit carried over from my previous bill.…
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Severn Trent's Hippo
As we had a meter fitted today, I requested a free Hippo water saving bag. However, we have Twyford's early 1990s cistern which is smaller than older ones, but not as small as the newer dual flush ones. The older bags, allowed you to fill them with water of any volume ,but the Hippo version seems rather large compared to…
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Shower regular + Aerating shower head
I've just ordered some free water saving products from my supplier including a ShowerSave shower regulator that is supposed to reduce the flow to 8l/min (down from the standard 15l/min). Can anyone tell me if it is also worth purchasing an aerating shower head as well, or whether the regulator simply does the same job?…
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Is there anything I can do if my water company has changed the water?
Some background; I get my water through United Utilities, who were recently found guilty of providing unsafe drinking water to 700000 people, thus I've got very little trust in this company anyway. They recently dug a pipeline that cost millions, on the request of the environmental agency to protect fresh water muscles or…
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Ses Water Refund?
Hello. I had an account with thames water at the time when was living in a certain property and since not lived there it has changed to ses water which was not told about. I have a bill from when living in old property of £461.62 Balance brought forward CR = Credit This covers any outstanding charges or credit from your…
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Water meter installed in HMO
Hi, I've recently moved into a new student house, where 8 of us will be living for this academic year. When we looked into estimates of tariffs with a meter installed, it was very uneconomic compared to paying a flat rate. However, we were notified the other day that our landlord is installing a meter. I am just wondering…
