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South-east water, social tariff and water sure
Hi there, Does anyone who is under Southeast water know much about these two tariffs? http://www.southeastwater.co.uk/your-account/paying-your-bill/difficulty-paying-your-bill It looks like I am actually eligible for both at my new property and will be on a water meter. However I cannot figure out whether you can apply for…
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How much am i leaking?
Hi all Nightmare, waterbill came today and they want to increase my bill to £60 a month for 2 adults and 1 child. :eek: I was advised to check for leaking by not using any water seeing if reading increased, then turn stop tap off and check again. After doing this when the stop tap was turned off meter didnt change, as soon…
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2 bed flat & water meter
So we have just moved from a 1 bed flat without a meter to a 2 bed flat with a meter. We were paying £26 a month for the one bed flat but our bill for the 2 bed flat is £47 a month. We are still only 2 people but I suppose as it's an estimate they think more people live here or are going off the last tenants. Before we…
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Removing spouse from account
Hi, I am wondering if it is possible, due to domestic reasons, to have my wife removed from the joint named water account? If so, what impack would this have on both credit files? Hope someone might be able to give some feedback/advice? Thanks a lot David
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Anglian Water and credit rating
I continued with a direct debit with Anglian Water after they never sent me bills and allowed me to clock up a bill over £1000. When they finally sent me a letter last August I paid £500 immediately and agreed the rest be paid monthly by upping my DD. I ' had,' an unblemished credit score and applied for a loan at the…
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Failed water meter
Had a meter fitted just over 3 years ago for potential (and achieved!) savings of ~ £300pa. First meter had to be replaced after just a month when I realised it was running backwards !! On Friday,meter reader came and I discovered that this second meter has now stopped working as the latest figure is identical to the…
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Essex and Suffolk Water Debt
Hi everyone, First time on this site. I am in debt with ES Water but they have now passed on the debt to a debt recovery agency. The debt collectors are threatening to take my house if Ido not pay them the full amount. My question to you all is, Are they bluffing?
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Harassment from Southern Water
I moved from the UK to Sweden in Feb with my husband and I'm being pursued by Southern water. Only, Southern Water have taken it upon themselves to harass my elderly grandparents at their address with letters addressed to me and my husband. I have no idea how they got their address seeing as I never lived there nor did I…
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Annual or Six Monthly Bills?
We have just had our third six monthly water bill and it's estimated! We were made to have a meter installed,which we would have had anyway, so there is no excuse for getting the estimate wrong. On this bill they have charged us for the total usage we had in the first year! The first two bills reflected actual meter…
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Shared bill dispute with Landlord
Hi, just looking for some opinions/advice on a dispute with my landlord on shared water bills. I have rented a business unit for 4 years and the water is shared with a unit downstairs. A few weeks back someone moved into the unit which had been empty up to this point. I don't see the actual bill but have trusted the…
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Anglian Water - Claiming Back Credit
My direct debit always goes up when I do this, it says on the bill the credit is included in the budget plan. What I don't understand is when I claim credit back from Eon my direct debit stays the same, I guess they work things differently I don't know. Is it possible to claim back my credit from Anglian Water without the…
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advice needed concerning water bill
Hi And thanks for reading this post. I was looking for accommodation and a friend offered me the upper floor of his shop, the ground floor he is using as a chemist shop. I moved in to the upper floor, fitted in a cooker, fridge, cupboards etc, and was told there would be no water bill as the chemist and the upper floor are…
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Water meter
Hi everyone I'm looking to try and save as much money on my bills as possible so I looked into getting a water meter as it's just myself and my oh at home. I pay a water and a sewerage bill, my question is the quote I received is about £30 less than my water bill but does this include my sewerage bill aswell? If so it's a…
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Going away. Water bill ?
My home will be empty for several months. Thames water, fixed cost, supplied without a meter. What info will they need for me to save money on my water bill while away? I pay monthly, 10 months of the year.
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Water meter being fitted on my land which i do not want
today i noticed the cover of the stopcock had been marked, and a letter stating South East Water are going to install a meter. the stopcock is on my land it is about 3inches from my house. i spoke to my neighbour and he said the person who marked the cover , looked at the stopcock had to be replaced so a meter could be…
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Anyone had experience with Home Serve?
We know from a neighbour who'd recently dug up their front garden to replace the old lead supply pipe for their water that it's not hugely expensive if you can hire a digger & do the work yourself (which we could) - just inconvenient. So we've had a leaflet from our water supplier inviting us to take Home Serve for 79p per…
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moved house and metered - how much should we expect to consume?
Hello, in our last house we were not metered for water. Now we are and are just wondering what a ball park consumption might be for a retired couple not lots of visitors staying We have been metered 107 cubic meters for the last six months roughly (196 days) - we have washing machine and dishwasher both of which run every…
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New flat, new build, water meter installed, local authority owned
Towards the end of June I moved into a brand new flat owned by the City of London. Being a new build a water meter is installed. However, CoL want to bill me for water based on estimated use. I have argued against this and I want to pay Thames Water directly. CoL claim I can't do that because of their policy. I am prepared…
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Water Meter Fitted without my Permission
Hi all, I first wrote on this, here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3874685 I never continued with correspondence but neither did they. Turns out United Utilities just fitted a water meter in the street and started charging me. interestingly, they never ever informed me of the work nor of the actual change…
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Overpaid, can I get a refund?
Hi there, I am with Wessex Water and got behind on my payments a few years ago. I finally got it all sorted with them about a year ago and agreed to pay off the arrears at £80 a month, which has been happening ever since without issue. Anyway, I have received my statement today and it shows that I have not only caught up…
