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Water rates now over £40...

Hi,

I moved into a new house last year. I'd previously lived in a 4 bed semi (25 years old), with a water meter, and water was costing under £30 per month. It was me, husband and young daughter.

Now I live in a 3 bed end terrace rural cottage, built in 1900ish. It has no meter and we are on a shared main. It is rates. I now don't have a husband living here with me... most days the use is restricted to a bit of water for the kettle, a couple of bowls of washing up water, a couple of inches of bath water for my daughter, a few washing of hands, a short shower for me.

I am looking at ways to cut spending and the water bill outrages me! It has recently increased from £39 to £41 per month.

Do you think a water meter would actually be cheaper? Or am I better staying on rates?

Thanks in advance.
November 1st 2013
Lloyds TSB Mastercard: £5800 making minimum payments plus monthly overpayment between £100 and £300
Virgin (MBNA) on 0%: £5658 making minimum payments at 1%
Snowball calculator predicts a debt free date of December 2015 :j

Comments

  • sounds like it may well be cheaper,but if you go down the meter route i think you can change back after a year if it isnt
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    SWW customer? If you are on RV billing (it's not 'rates'), then you've no need to ration your consumption. Yes, you will almost certainly save by installing a meter, and if you don't you can just revert to RV billing in the 1st 12 months. So it's a no-brainer.
    If a shared supply prevents you from having a meter, then you can ask for assessed billing instead.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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