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Stuck with expensive bills!!!
I have recently separated from my partner and moved into a rented home with my 1yo twins. In the property there is a gas card meter and a water meter the landlord wasn't aware the previous tenant had fitted. I've spoken to gas board and meter will.be £160 deposit to change but water board will not remove the meter. The…
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Water bill from severn trent- please help!!
Hi everybody, new here but desperate for some advice! Basically, just recieved a water bill for just under £400 for previous property, which I lived in with my ex husband from feb 2011 to oct 2011. He continued to live there, was main account holder even when I lived there. I gave him half towards all bill every month and…
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Water Supply
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. My house currently receives its water supply from my next door neighbours house. So basically his house is directly linked to the main water supply then there are a number of pipes from his property which lead into my and other peoples homes. I do believe this was a botched job when the…
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High water meter charges?
I had a meter installed early this year. The amount I was using was about £25 a month which seemed high for single occupancy, and hey presto it turned out there was a leak (broken valve in toilet cistern so a constant trickle of water was going through). At the time, the meter would slowly tick by even when no taps were…
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worried I might get a big bill-severn trent
We have lived here for 6 years and we've paid 30-40 per month til 4 months ago when they dropped our payments to 26. There's 3 of us in a 3 bed detached. After speaking to others on the estate they pay a lot more.
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Final notice - previous residents, help!
Hi all! I moved into a flat with my boyfriend in August and we paid Aug-March water. As is usual we recieve past tennants post, usually we just mark return to sender and leave with everyone else's downstairs. We had been at home visiting family last week and came back to a letter from Southern Water, which we opened. On…
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Anglian Water harrassment
I received a bill for £2500 from Anglian Water for a property I have let out since 1992. The bill dates back to 2006 when new tenants moved in. Several tenants have passed through since 2006 however none have put the bill in their name. God only knows who put it in mine. They asked for names and dates of tenants which I…
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Water Bills - Non Metre - Over £1,100? Something must be wrong!
Hey, I live in a student house with 6 other people. Someone in the house has set up the water bills for us. One bill, for the water, is £250 for the year (that's sewege), the other bill, for the running water, is £212 per quarter! that would mean all together for a year it's £1,100 surley something is wrong with that? My…
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Problem with United Utilities
I lived in a tiny studio for a period of 6 months. None of the tenants who had lived there previously had ever paid water rates before so I was the first to register with United Utilities (I know this because UU couldn't find the address when I called to register with them). Although I was hardly ever in the flat and…
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Water debt?
Hey folks We've just (today) received a final demand for just short of £400 in water bills... we only moved here in August, though I think some may have been carried from the old property. The problem is, right now there's no money. They say we have 10 days till they add £60-odd more and apply for a CCJ. :eek: I have…
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Essex & Suffolk Bill for work carried out?
Ok, so I have no issues with leaks (personally - i'm not aware of the neighbours either) A few weeks ago a guy came from Essex & Suffolk Water & wanted to inspect the place. Which he did, checked the stopcock under the sink and done a few measurements. The next part is a bit hazy. From what he was saying the houses in my…
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Yorkshire Water Should Wear a striped Jump and Mask!
I currently live on my own and have done for two years, my house does not have a water meter, and after talking to some work collegues it seams im being way over charged by Yorkshire Water, I looked on their website and they say a light single home user would be expected to pay around £188 a year?? I am not on a meter, but…
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No Water bill for 5 years
Hi, i need some advice? I moved into my house five years ago and to this day have never had a water bill, i now it sounds crazy but i just never thought of it. Two days ago i recive a letter from the local water board reading that its come to there attention that my house may have recenlty changed owners or be in…
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Large bill! Help!
Hi all, just a quick question. I have been living in my friends 2 bed flat on my own for just less than 3 months. All the bills are still in her name (because basically Im housesitting), but I am paying them, as I am the one using the place. So far it has been fine, but she has just received a bill for £213:eek: for 10th…
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Who is responsible for Gutter Pipe to Sewer
I live in the middle of 6 terraced houses. There is guttering which runs along all of the houses into the middle - one single down pipe between my house and next door. This then continues underground to a [what looks like] a big sewer pipe which runs under my garden out to the middle of the road. We have been having damp…
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Water board are coming round to prove my supply what if its wrong?
Hi I've got someone from South East Water coming round today to "prove" my water meter, I live in a block of 12 flats, and I rent. When we moved in the chap who did the initial inspection and read the meters didnt know where the water meter was and said the agency would instruct the water board to come and read it for us.…
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Block of Flats Shared Water Charge
Recently i had a letter from the rental agency stating i owed £260 as my share for water charges for 6 months ,i’m a tenant in a block of 12 private flats ,each with their own water meter. After checking my meter, the water usage for 1 month showed as 1 cubic meter (low but that’s what it showed) ,this i’ve calculated to…
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Suing Thames water for obtaining personal information via illegal means
Hello, I am thinking of taking legal action against thames water for obtaining my personal information via illegal means. They say that I owe them for unpaid water usage. On the dates specified, there was someone living there and I have called them 3-4 times and told them but they do not want to know. I also told them I…
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Flooded Cellar - Uninsured Losses Help
Hello all We had our cellar\utility room flooded at the end of Sep with over a foot of water covering the floor and all belongings. Called Wessex Water and they were out within 30 mins to deal with the problem. As we have a shared drain system they said on the phone and when they turned up it is the responsibility of…
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Thames Tideway Tunnel - Rip Off
Thames Tideway Tunnel - Rip Off Apologies to those living in London, but why should I pay for this infrastructure if I will not benefit from it ? Strangely my sewerage company is Thames, whereas my water comes from South East Water. Thames seem to be pulling a fast one in that they increased costs in previous years for…
