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Thames Water delaying water meter installation
Edifying interlude with Thames Water today, which i think the money journalists should investigate further and we should all protest about! Requested a water meter. Learnt the following from the engineer who came to do a 'feasibility study'. 1. Once we get a water meter our bill will go from £800 a year to about £200. 2.…
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two water meters
water company decided to fit meters for all properties in my street, a couple of months ago. My house now has a meter but my garage compound still has a water supply without meter. When I brought the garages from my neighbour about ten years ago, I was told that as I paid unmetered water rates the garage was included in my…
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help need on water rates
i have lived in a 1 bedroom flat for 7 years. i have never been contacted by any water companies, until very recently. i had assumed that my water was paid for by the landlord (i guess because nobody had ever contacted me), and really given it no thought about a week ago i received a charge of £376.63 from United…
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Water usage based on rateable value???
Hi All I'm totally new to anything to do with water bills so please be patient.... I live on the Wirral in a band C rated 3 bed house.... My annual water bill from United Utilities is £590 (49x12 ish) I have been looking at potential savings of having a water meter fitted... But havent decided yet. On the United utilities…
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Wall collapsed due to collapsed drain
Hi all, first time posting so be gentle. My neighbour and I both live in 1 half of a semi detached house that we own, his water waste joins my waste in my front drive. Then one main pipe goes from here, back under his garden under a wall then the council path, about 5 foot of grass then into a drain on the road. Now last…
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Water bill help
Official MoneySavingExpert.com Insert If you landed on this page, perhaps via Google, looking for tips to cut your water bills, please also read the full Help with Water Bills guide on the main site Back to the original post........ Hi all, I am currently renting a 2 bed house and have just received my 2nd water bill (I…
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How to set a Newlec NLE7 water heater
Hi does anyone know how to set the controls on this water heater? I want to set it to be on overnight as I'm on economy 7 electricity. Thanks
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Southern Water - 4 years of bills with no notice
Hi All. When I moved in to this rental property 4 years ago I opened an account with Southern Water along with a direct debit. They took £11 the first month and then didn't take any more. I rang them and asked them why, the explanation was that the landlord was paying. I left it at that. I am from a time when the landlord…
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unsafe to drink water
Hi, I'm posting on behalf of my best friend... On friday afternoon she received a text message from a friend by mistake, it was ment for someone else, saying that they shouldn't drink the water. Its lucky she did!! Turns out there is a problem with the water in the town and water should be boiled before drinking. My friend…
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Water Bill - Totally Unreasonable!!!Please help! Extortion from Affinity Water!
Hi, I recently moved to New Barnet, which is in North London where my water supplier is Affinity Water. The property does not have meter so I have to pay unmetered water bills. I just received my first bill since moving, which is for 7 months and is for £387. This is for a tiny studio apartment where only two adults live.…
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Advice Please
Hi can anyone tell me if mil died in march and the property has been empty since do we have to pay water rates until it is sold. Thanks
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Single Occupier Assessed Tarrif- £150 per annum saving. Does anybody know about it ?
I am posting this for my mum who is appalled by Seven Trent Water. She rang them to ask about a water meter as she lives on her own and wanted to cut her bills. She was told that her flat (a big 16 storey block) was not really suitable and that they would put her on to the Single Occupier Assesed Tarrif , a tarrif which…
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My water bill is £68 a month, 2 people living at property
Our water bill £68 a month, it's just me and my wife living in a 2 bed cottage, is this right? we don't have meter and i don't think we could have one put in because we're renting. i tried speaking to the woman on the phone about this because i thought it is quite high but her response was "thats how much it is" this is…
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Water use issue
We have just received a letter from our water suppliers, informing us that next week "essential works" are being carried out on our water mains and we may have discoloured water for a while (perfectly safe to drink but may stain washing, if concerned - run cold tap for 30 minutes until water runs clear" This concerns me on…
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Water Supply Cut Off, Meter still increasing
Me and the fiancee have just bought a house which was a reposession. We are going through the proces sof meter readings and reconnections. We have taken a couple of meter readings over the last few days and have noticed that the reading is slowly increasing. The confusing thinbg is, as far as we are aware, the water supply…
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Help with Southern Water!!!
Currently having issues dealing with Southern Water and would appreciate any assistance/advice with how to proceed with these clowns. I'll try to keep it short but include everything thats important. Back in 2009 we begun renting a property close to where we now live, obviously we have 2 water Direct Debits, one with…
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Leak before water meter
THe water meter is in our cellar and there is a stop tap just before the meter, which has started dripping. Is the water board responsible for it? Thanks
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help with water rates when on benefits?
hi all im hoping someone could advise me.im currently claiming ESA and have just recieved a water bill for nearly £200! im gobsmacked im very very careful with water so dont understand how it can be so high.what i would like to know is if i cant pay it what do i do? i get around £170 a fortnight and can no way afford to…
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Paying two water companies. Is this right?
Hello, we are currently paying Southern water £20.80 a month and also South East water £17.00 a month. Is this correct? Does everyone pay two water bills? We have been paying both for the last 5 years and it makes me wonder.
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Why would my usage double?
Just rung to close my account with y/shire water as I am moving. I pay £30 pm for my water and in the past have had money credited back to me when a reading has been done. I was surprised when the said I had £60 to pay to close my account. I lived in an apartment with my partner. We both work full time. Roughly 2 showers a…
