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Can we still apply for a meter after £100 payment?
Hello, I'm thinking of applying for a water meter to save on the water bill in our newly moved-into rented flat. Thames Water sent us a letter when we moved into the flat a couple of months ago to say that water from move-in date until March would cost £296.63. My housemate contacted them and gave them £100 up-front and…
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Yay! From £43.56 to £19.33 a month - Thames Water
In our previous property (rented) our bill was initially £26 a month and then reduced to £23 a month after our first year there. In June last year, I bought a 3-bedroomed flat, and my flatmate and I moved in. Our water bill was set at £43.56 a month and when I phoned Thames Water to query it, they pretty much said that 'it…
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moved house - just found out we have a water meter!
Hi, we moved house this weekend and were told by the seller on the TA10 or Ta6 form or whatever it was that there was no meter installed. Now that we have exchanged, completed and moved in we have found a water meter in the kitchen :eek: It was an old lady that lived here before but she has passed away, do we have any…
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should I confess to a faulty water meter
Ive received a rebate of £200 from yorkshire water and my direct debit reduced by half. With no changes to my lifestyle over the last year it looks like my water meter is running very slow, ok its hardly moved since checking the last two weeks, now I'm more than happy with this situation but am worried that this will catch…
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Water metering
I have just moved into a new rented property, rang up Bristol water to inform them that we have moved in, then yesterday I receive a letter to say someone will be round in 10 days to install a water meter. In our contract with the landlord it states we are not allowed to install a water meter, and since the landlord lives…
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affinity late payment fee £50
hi,i have had trouble paying for my water bill but i managed to get the money together and pay this years bill of £498,however they have put a £50 late payment charge on top of this and the dept collection letters are coming through the door.Iknow i paid them late but £50 seems alot and anyway i am paid up untill next…
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Cheaper Water in Wales, Cardiff?
Hi I am new to this as have just moved to a house and wonder: is it possible to get cheaper water supplier in Cardiff as there is only one supplier- Welsh Water?
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Water Metre seems too pricey!
Hi I am a student living on my own, away from home. I have had a letter through regarding my water bill and water metre etc. Having only lived in my flat for less than half a month. I am confused as to why I would be charged the same as other months, something I already feel may be a little too high (£25.50). I have asked…
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water bill in wrong name
I hope I have put this in the right place. I was wondering if someone could help me. I haven't lived at parents for about 8 years and only of home every couple of months, I went home last weekend and had a bill from united utilities for £1007 I asked my parents who said they have never paid a water bill :/ There was also a…
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Leaky toilet do I need to pay?
I received a letter from Yorkshire water about 5 weeks ago saying my usage had gone up considerably and that they suspected a leak. They have since come out and I have also had a private plumber to investigate and it's actually my toilet that has been leaking in that water has been flowing from the top of the toilet…
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Bought house with meter, had bill based on RV
Hi all, I've recently bought a house in the Yorkshire Water area. The house has a water meter, but the previous owners were still billed based on rateable value. The drainage & water search commissioned by my conveyancer says that Yorkshire Water would force me on to a metered tariff after purchase. The conveyancer drew my…
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Surface water drainage charge - drains to farmers field
Hi, My water bill contains an charge for "Surface water". The roof of the house has conventional gutters and downpipes which drain to a public sewer. The property has a large concreted parking area and private road, which drains to a farmer's field adjacent (and below) the property. There is no soakaway or similar - the…
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Rateable value very high - property divided in 1980s
Hi, I have recently bought a 4 bedroom semi-detatched property in the Yorkshire Water area. The combined bill for fresh water and sewerage is £650pa. This seems very high to me - my previous 3-bed terrace in the same area was £220pa. I understand that I have the option to switch to metered, and that might be cheaper. For…
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Water bill shocker!
Came home to letter to say in arrears yet I pay every month on line. Rang company and got usual run down of what they have to say I then said I'm puzzled as to arrears and what was it how much and how did it occur. £1400!! Apparently my booklet payments have never covered invoice amount since 2006. I argued that they…
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Can I find out the ratable value of other tenants propertys in a block of flats?
My mum lives in a block of flats designed for the elderly they are all a similar size with near enough the same layout. None of the flats have water meters. My mums pays £40 a month for her water her neighbour and some of the other tenants pays £21 a month. Is there a way of finding out the ratable value of the other…
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Ensure connection to correct meter!
If you are being connected to a water meter, ensure you are there when they do it so they can do a water stop test. I was connected in 2012 and my bills increased from 5 cubic meters to 28 in two years. I queried it constantly, as I thought I had been connected to the cottage being renovated next door. Eventually, this…
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Water Meter location
Good morning, I have just had a letter come through the door stating Southern Water would like to install a water meter at my property. I do not have a problem with this and have known for a few months that it would be happening. My question, if anyone can help, is this. As I live on a private estate there are no footpaths…
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£26,575 Water Bill !!!???
Good Afternoon I would like some advice on a recently received bill from Thames Water. I own an independent health & fitness club on the ground floor of a mixed use commercial and residential building. It transpires that since TW installed a meter 'sometime' in 2001, they have not been billing for the supply of water and…
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Advice needed - complete farce with South Staffs
Moved into this property in September last year. It had been vacant for 2 months so I called SSW to tell them the date that we had moved in so we could have an accurate bill and not be billed for before we had moved in. Got a letter sent to my previous address to say that they had read the meter for my new house, but had…
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Free Water and Energy Saving Pack
I've just got my FREE water and energy saving pack from Yorkshire Water....it has a flushsaver, shower timer, tap inserts and a showersave in it...also have been entered into a competition to win a washing machine...seems a bargain especially if it saves me money on water and energy bills. You've got to be a Yorkshire…
