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Advice on £900 water bill...
Hello! I'm hoping someone could give me some advice on a water bill that's been giving me massive headaches for a while now. First, here's some background info! I'm a student living with seven other people in our house (5 of these are tenants on the property, with two boyfriends who contribute to bills). When I moved into…
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Three Valleys Water Sorted out my Water Bill - After 2yrs!!!
I thought my water bill was at £7k last count but it turns out it was at £21k including sewerage charges. I've lost count of the letters and phone calls I've sent and made to these clowns during the course of the last two years trying to sort this problem. Yet miraculously, and big it up to Katie at the folkestone office…
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Water Meter - Removal of
Sister bought her house from an old couple six years ago. The old couple had the water meter installed to the property. Sister is married with two young children. They do not have a dishwasher and use a shower. Washing machine is used roughly once every two days. Sister has been moaning that her water bill is high. Other…
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Would it be cheaper to go on a meter?
Hi all, I've recently moved into a housing association property and the water charge is set at £8.73 per week. I'm a Mum of one little one who tends to be quite conservative with water (two to three baths a week each (mini ones for little 'un), four loads of washing on economy setting, wash up using a bowl, turn the tap…
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is it normal for the water bill to be higher than electricity bill??
Hi, I live in a small one bedroom apartment with my bf. We recently got a water bill from Severn Trent for £120 (quarterly bill so for 3 months). We don't have a waterboiler so for instance for doing dishes we have to heat the water in a little boiler (2.5 litre capacity). So I though we used very little water. Also we're…
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£13,000 water bill - help me
Hello forum Can someone offer me some help. I may get some of the details wrong but the gist of it is correct. My Dad was a self employed sole trader in a rented shop. Last Autumn he received a Water bill for £13,000. His previous quarters water bill was for about £40. He only has one toilet and one tap and no staff, so…
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Massive Cost of Boiler
My mum is getting a new boiler put into the house. It is going to cost around 4 and a half grand. Is this normal? Our house is fairly small. Apparently the boiler costs around 1400pounds (british gas serias 5 high efficency boiler or something similar), and for them to install it and take the old one away takes it up to…
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Poll: Would a water meter put you off buying a house?
I've been thinking about having a water meter installed for a while, especially as if it turns out to be more expensive within a year I can go back to a flat rate :D But..as the future tenants/owners would have to use the meter, I was wondering if this would put people off? :eek: Thanks for reading (and hopefully voting!)…
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£897.08 Bill in the North West
Afternoon all, I have recently taken over the bills in our house (In Stockport, Cheshire) and found that we were paying £89 a month for our water bills (unmetered) to United Utilities. I have since fitted a water meter and my bills have gone down to £30, however I still think I was being well overcharged. This is the…
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beware of uSwitch
A WARNING about uSwitch. I tried to use uSwitch to apply for a water meter and received an email titled 'Confirmation of your water saving' which stated ' We have sent your request to Thames Water by email. ' Two months later nothing had happened, Thames Water had no record of any such email, and when I contacted uSwitch's…
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Water companies...rip off!
2 Years ago I had a water meter fitted. I have had no change of circumstance, and where I live we have SE Water to supply fresh water and Southern for Waste. With SE WAter there has been little change and I pay roughly £15pm on DD. Southern Water sent me a recent letter stating that I owed them £80, despite paying them…
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water bill for previous property owner
Hi, I've purchased a property and I've just received a water bill under the old owners name. The total bill is for £500+ for the period 01/04/08 to 31/03/2009. This bill also includes a "balance brought forward" for around £260. Do I have to settle this bill? Or just for the period 01/04/08 - 31/03/09? Any advice is…
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Water charge
I'm trying to find out if we should be being charged a water bill for our property or not. We currently live in the Scottish Highlands and at the moment we're in temporary accomodation on site while we renovate an old derelict property. The units that we're in we are paying council tax for and water rates (all in one here…
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Thames water back billing.....??!!
I recently moved out of a rented flat which I lived in with my wife. The flat was above a shop. Whilst we lived there we called Thames water to register with them and let them know we moved in. We received no bills from them for over a year, so called again to let them know we had not received anything from them, they told…
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a guide to surface water drainage
Hi, I have with interest read the comments and information on Surface water drainage (SWD from now on) i feel it is now time for me to have a say ref this why? I work for a water company and carry out the SWD inspections for the company if a customer makes a claim. Okay lets clarify what SWD is firstly- it is rainwater…
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whos responsible
It looks as though I have 2 main water pipes coming through my house!The first one is mine and the second one looks as though it goes next door to my neighbours.This second pipe has now sprung a leak can anyone tell me who is responsible for this pipe because although it runs through my house it is not supplying any water…
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united utilities
Arrrgh!!!!!!!!! I am at my wits end with them, I really am! Long story but here goes:- Moved into flat Nov 2005, tenancy agreement states no water meter, so rings UU and puts bills into my name from date of occupancy and awaits six month bill. Bill arrives of an estimate on a water meter! Goes into cupboard where there are…
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No idea how to pay for my water.
Its going to sound pretty dumb but please bear in mind that never before have I been responsible for paying any utilities myself. I moved into a rented 2bedroom flat march 07 and I just moved out 2weeks ago, there was no gas in the flat so everything was straight forward, electricity and counsel tax. I did contact Thames…
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HOw long for a Thames Water meter ?
Hi Im shortly going to be moving into a Thames Water supplied property. At the moment the rateable value is £69/mth ! (without a meter) I will be requesting a meter asap. Is it possible to get the current occupiers to apply for a meter once weve exchanged - or will a change of ownership cancel out that request and I have…
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Confused about meters?/ Really a saving.
I have a rated bill and it shows at Water £50 Standing Charge Ratable value of £207 x usage rate of £0.740 = £153.18 Total Water £198.18 Waste Water Ratable value of £207 x usage rate of £1.257 = £260 Total Bill of £458.38 Now, looking at maybe getting a meter, I assumed that only the Water Usage rate section (Currently…