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Water bill....leak
I moved into this house 2 years ago and was paying 27 pounds per month water bill. After the first 6 months they put monthly payments down to 16 pounds per month once they worked out my usage. I have continued to pay this. About 3 weeks ago I got my water bill and I owe 350 pounds and my monthly bill has gone up to 60…
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water meter removal thames water
hi i have a weter meter and was paying £20 a month, i have an 13 month baby now and water is used a bit more, thames water have just increase my monthly direct debit to £70 a month, which i cant afford, one question i want to know can i have my water meter removed, ???, have asked thames water they are looking into this…
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Removing top of beaumont brassware tap
Hi, I'm trying to replace the washer of a dripping tap. The tap is a beaumont brassware bathroom rising spindle tap. I cant work out how to remove the cap so I can take the top of the tap off (the bit you turn to get water) to gain access to the washer. Any one know how to do it? Money saving in that saves me from a…
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Red water bill on an estimated reading!!!!
I received a Red water bill on Saturday saying I owed them £3 on an estimated bill is this common practice as everytime the water meter person reads my meter I always seem to have been over estimated.
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Water charges too high???
Hello, I am hoping someone can give me some advice please... I pay about £26 a month to Portsmouth water and the last bill I received from Southern water was for £96 - I think this bill was for 6 months but can't remember :s Does this seem high to you?? I live on my own in a one bedroom flat Thanks :)
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Large Bill due to Internal Leak - Is the Landlord liable to pay?
Hi folks, Received my 6 monthly water bill recently which was about £70 higher than usual (consumption increased from a roughly consistent 35 cubic metres on previous three bills to 53 cubic metres). From speaking to the water company and running checks on our meter (read last thing at night then first thing in the…
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water meter
2 people in the house would a water meter be better for us
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Cant have water meter installed
I applied for a water meter, had survey and they cant install one. Main reason for wanting one is to save money. Single person and works full time so not alot of water used. The assesed charge bill would be more than my rateable value bill so no point in changing tariff. So it appears that i cant save money and theres no…
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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…
