Water bills

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…

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…

I have been a customer of United Utilities for some time now and just wondered when we will get the opportunity of changing Water provider (like gas & electric) We need competition for the Water industry and be able to choose who we pay our water bills too. When is this likely to happen?

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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Water bills are appearing to rise on every utility bill and this is a clear implication that we need to save water. The natural resources of fresh water are on depletion due to pollution, global warming and various other factors. Water is an indispensable need of life and so we need to conserve it. Collecting rain water is…

Hello everyone! Just a quick question: we're moving into our new home and I have set up our account (metered) with Anglian Water. We're 2 adults, no children. We have a garden but there is a water butt to use for watering. We take one shower each a day (almost never any bath) and I usually do 2 loads of laundry a week. The…

Hi Just been speaking to south west water about my bill. THey reackon that the water consumption we have showing is they'd expect for six people (there are three of us). So those south west customers out there, would you think that £70 a month on a water meter sounds right for a family of six? ta..

Does anyone know of a water saving shower? I am with south west water and with a meter we are paying £70 per month on average. They have told us that this is the average for a family of six, well there are two adults and one 7 year old. we don't have a dish washer, only do full loads of washing, no garden hoses, only…

Single person works full time with two jobs has a water meter and the charges have shot up since last meter reading. Reported excess useage to UU when bill arrived. They took 6 days to come out (while water consumption still rising)He switched the stop !!!! off for 15 mins then said there is no leak in underground pipes…

Hi All I wish to replace the current water pipe from the street stopcock to my property to the new 32mm "blue" pipes in order to improve the flow rate (at the moment - if someone turns on the tap whilst I'm having a shower - the rate pretty much slows to a trickle). I'm told there is a way to do this without having to dig…

Hello Everyone I am new to this fantastic site and a would appreciate any advice/help at all. The situation is, I have been at the premises I am currently at for some years. The water bills always seemed high. Eventually I found out this was due to someone else sharing my supply. An engineer was called from Thames water…