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How to find Rateable Value
Does anyone know how to find out the actual rateable value of a property for the purposes of un-metered water. I understand they were set in 1990, but I can't find any kind of database to actually find out what it is??? All I can find are business ones, but nothing on residential...
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Unpaid water bill
Hi, Been living in a flat for 6 years and never received a water bill. I'm now buying this flat from my landlady and she's asking me to sort all the bills before I can buy it ( fair enough). Got in touch with United utilities and they asking me for £3000. I understand that I should of done something about it sooner but can…
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Average yearly water bill?
I just moved out of a shared flat,2,adults we gave a meter reading on 1-4-14 and again on 1-4-15 when we moved out. The yearly water bill was 514.79. Does this sound pretty high or around average?
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Not sure if this water bill is correct?
Hello all, First and foremost this is my first post so I hope everything is all in check! Please let me know if not. So today the household water bill came through for the past 6 months, from end of October to mid April. The water bill is £376.69 on a water meter with Welsh Water, there is three of us living here. We are…
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Being VERY ripped off by United Utilities
Hey, This has been really aggravating me since my initial contact with United Utilities, for a one-bedroom flat in Manchester they are charging me over £40 a month (I am also a single resident) for water that I hardly ever use - I only stay at my property 2-3 nights a week and the water is hardly ever used. I requested a…
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Severn Trent Water "project" - how did they get my name?
Hi, I'm a customer of severn trent water. This weekend I received a letter from them. It had my name on it but was addressed to one of the other flats in the building. The weird thing was, it addressed me as "Dr". This is a title I only ever use for my professional membership subscription. It's not on the electoral…
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Is £900 for an unmetered bill right?
Hello, I have recently retired and am trying to reorganise my finances. I looked at my water bill and it is £880 a year-unmetered. I am with United Utilities. I understand that rates vary from company to company but bearing in mind an average bill (according to MSE) from UU is £411 this seems incredibly excessive. Also my…
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Water Butt - financially worth it or not?
Ignore the environmental conversation for the minute (before i get shot down). Is a water but financially a sensible investment. I am on a water meter with wessex water cost is £2 for 1000 litre. See wessex water charges page ( as a new user i cannot post links) Water butt of reasonable size 350 - 400L costs over £100, (i…
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How is my water heated?
Hi, Not sure if this is the right forum or not but I was wondering how I find out how my water is heated? I know it sounds like a stupid question but I don't actually know, I don't have a airing cupboard in my house, I'm guesing it is a water tank in the loft as we have two lofts, one upstairs and one downstairs. The…
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Water Meter daily usage
I have water meter before I moved in my house. My bills for 6 months are same even if I am out of country for 40-45 days. I am not convinced my bill reflects actual usage. Is it possible to get daily usage reading? or anything else I can ask from Thames water?
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Water Supply
Is it possible to change water suppliers,im with Yorkshire Water.
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Southern Water bullying to get more profit
I am on an unmetered supply I live in a 4 bedroom terrace house (4 bedroom as two are in the loft) I currently pay £256 per year for water based on rateable value. Southern have been pushing me to get a meter for two years and they can now make me do this as we are allegedly an area of high stress. So the reason for the…
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Large Credit on Water Bill but Water Co refuses cash refund
My and my partner moved into a small 2 bedroomed flat back in June 2014 and I swiftly contacted my local water company to arrange setting up my bill. The customer advisor told me that as I didn't have a water meter it would be £77.30 per month. I then contacted my landlord and asked if I could have a water meter installed.…
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Large Credit on Water Bill but Water Co refunds cash refund
My and my partner moved into a small 2 bedroomed flat back in June 2014 and I swiftly contacted my local water company to arrange setting up my bill. The customer advisor told me that as I didn't have a water meter it would be £77.30 per month. I then contacted my landlord and asked if I could have a water meter installed.…
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Southern Water unreasonable
I'm a student and left my previous house in june 2014. I had a water bill which i was unaware of and they sent the bill in september. I didnt know i had a water bill outstanding and neevr got a letter to my current house. i was also a student so was unaware of informing them about where i have moved houes to as i thought…
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Savern Trent Water - Single Occupancy Assessed Charge (SOAC)
Hi All, I am a customer of Severn Trent Water. I am receiving bills from them based on the rateable value of the house. My bills have recently gone up to £65, so £65x8 payments = £520 for the year. I am the only person living in the property which is a three bedroom house, but the bill seems extremely high. In my previous…
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Irish Water send bill marked RIP
http://www.thejournal.ie/irish-water-letter-dead-man-2042197-Apr2015/ Well I never .................what next
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Confused and need help please
I am confused and was hoping you could help. I was switched to a metered bill with southern water (I am in east Kent) The first letter says 'meter reading when we turned it on as of 24 november 2014 = 30m3 Is this normal? Should it not start at 0? I now have my first water metered bill that is very high and I don't…
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Water leak on shared supply pipe
Hi, we are one of five houses fed by a shared water supply pipe and it has a leak which falls under the responsibility of all properties. The question is who arranges for the repair and how do they go about making sure each house pays their fare share of the costs? One house is rented and the landlord has said they aren't…
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Which company do I pay my water bill to?
I moved into a private rented flat. The landlord bought it, and then I moved in but he has never lived in it. He doesn't know who the water bill is paid to and neither do I. He was given info on electric and gas but not on the water. Does anybody know a way of finding out which company this flat pays water bills to? Thank…
