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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…
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Is my water bill too high?
Hi everyone, newbie here :) I've been living away from home for 12 months now (I'm a student in Manchester) and just worked out that my first yearly water bill (I'm charged quarterly) is £437. My most recent quarterly bill was £116.45! There's three of us living in a flat and don't use that much water (one shower per day,…
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Calculating Water Usage
Hi I am atrocious at maths so was wondering if someone could give me a hand with working out how many litres of water we have used. We had a water meter installed when we moved in (start of Sept 2011) there are 2 of us in the household and we have used 59 units according to the meter up to present. How does this work out…
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Blocked sewer
I have recently suffered with sewage leaking into the bathroom. I contacted a localplumber who informed me that the drain was blocked. He would not unblock it. The sewerpipe is an internal one. An inspection of the manhole did not show a blockage, so I called out Dynorod. They attended and identified there was a house…
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6years overpaying
Where do I start , Me and the misses have been living in our ground floor apartment now for 6 years, previous to this I'd lived at home so have no experience as to how much water costs. Our water bill monthly payments have been in the region of £50 for the last couple of years,actually £55 for the last 12 month at least ,…
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water bill query?!
I moved into a property in December 2009, and set up an account with southern water. In September 2011 I had a letter from Thames Water saying that they provide my wastewater services and I will be receiving a bill shortly, to cover from December 09 to September 11 and they are sorry for any inconveniences this mY cause!…
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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…
