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Water Board sent us to debt collectors during a dispute.
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give us some advice? We had to move out of our (rented) property in May this year, so we're temporarily living with family whilst we're sorting out somewhere else to live. We got a final bill from Southern Water for £237.92 which covered about 4 months, the bills before this…
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South West Water CCJ Advice Please
I rented out my house in 2012 to a tenant, on leaving my old property I informed the water company who sent the final bill to my new address which was paid. Unbeknown to me, south west water sent bills to the new occupier, my tenant, which they ignored, so they went to the land registry and as I was the owner of the…
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Happy!
I'm so glad we went over to a water meter with Yorkshire water. Our direct debits were £48 before the meter, this went down to £28 when the meter was fitted. Just got our first annual bill and we're due a refund and the DD has gone down to £15 a month. :T I admit to being frugal with our water and I've scanned the forum…
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Water usage down, bills up, when water meter installed
I'm all in favour of water meters, they are fair - as long as the water company isn't just trying to make a quick buck when they make you get one. Our house used to be a 4-bed house with a 2-bed annexe (same address and water bill) and large garden - in one of the more affluent parts of Bristol (i.e. high rateable value).…
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Water board has taken me to court
The water board has taken me to court for £1300 and I now have to fill in attachment of earnings form . Any advice on competing the form would be much appreciated .
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Water Meter and Landlord
I am currently in a flat which is unmetered. At the time of being shown round it by the agent, there was no mention made of water charges. Sadly to my cost, I forgot to check this before moving in. Is the agent/landlord obliged to reveal these things or is it up to the prospective tenant to ask? Thanks.
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severn trent heavy handed tactics
Hi, We received a bill for approx £40 from Severn Trent dated 01/10/14, we've had a lot going on with a death and threatened redundancy so unfortunately this was forgotten.., so today, the 20/10/14 we receive a letter threatening court action if it's not paid in 14 days. This has made me really angry, I fully intend to pay…
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Big water bill, but on someone else's name
Hi, We live in a shared house that we rent. over the years there were numerous people lived here and we have a bill just over £2000 and that is about 5 years of water. Its a bit twisted but i try to explain. 5 years ago 2 of the ex tenants (they already left) came over from another house and when united utilities asked…
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Big water bill in new house
Hello everyone Firstly to introduce myself. We recently bought our first house. This has been an exciting time for us but also brought some very new experiences.... being a homeowner brings new responsibilities :) There's a whole bunch of question I have about different things so I'm looking forward to speaking with…
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Water Meter Increase
My house is a 3 bedroom terraced house in Southampton and there are 2 of us who live there. We used to have a fixed yearly fee of about £200. The water company gave us no choice to have a water meter fitted, and to our horror, the annual water bill is now over double at about £450 p/a. We live near the centre of…
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Sudden jump in water bill
We're at a loss, For the past 5 years our water usage has been consistent, about 50 units (cubic meters) per half year, the suddenly the new October bill is 135 units? The only unusual things in the last six months have been a slight overflow leak in the toilet, which I fixed in half a day, and we've had the drive block…
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Problems with Severn Trent
Hi guys, Currently having a few issues with Severn Trent relating to mistaken identity and them being really unhelpful! Basically in August I received a letter from them informing me that I still owed them money on an unpaid bill from July this year from an apartment I moved out well over a year before. Looking closely it…
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Water bill for un-metered empty property
Hi, Looking for a little clarity as trying to reduce costs. We were selling our flat last year, only it fell through. In the process we moved to a new house and the buyer of the property messed us about so much the flat was empty for 4 months and then they pulled out. We have managed to rent for now to try and recoup…
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legal water and electric sharing
I contacted Northumbrian Water today and was quite surprised with their response.A business and i use this loosely have for the last five years used a neighbours garden tap to fill up tractor loads of water. Which they then use on their business premises and take some to another site ,also to water their horses and to use…
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How to deceased relatives money back from water company
How do I get my deceased Aunts money back from a water company for my mother ???. They would only send a cheque made out to the Executors of unless we get a grant of Administration or Probate which the cost would out way the £68 they owe us . any ideas would be great
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Water Bills, What's Cheaper ?
Hi. I was wondering if someone could help me. My fianc! and I are in the process of buying a 3 bed detached house. We don't have any children, just us. I was wondering if people could tell me if it's worth thinking about getting a water meter. We both work full time so we aren't there during the day using the toilet or…
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The Sorry Story of a Cannabis Farm - and a Huge Water Bill
I live on the second floor of a block of nine flats. Earlier this year my downstairs neighbour got caught out with a cannabis farm. We had suspected this was going on due to the obvious smell,but despite another neighbour reporting it, the police did nothing. What I didn't know was that my flat had been leaking into his. I…
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Thames Water took money from my bank a/c without permission
I recently moved out of one shared flat into another and so phoned Thames Water to close the old account and open a new one. Whilst on the phone nothing was mentionned about how I wanted to pay and so I waited for a bill. Before any bill arrived I checked my bank a/c and saw that I'd incurred charges for use of an…
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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…
