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Water bills more than doubled!
Im hoping that someone can help me understand why my water bill has gone from £11 a month to over £23 a month since i moved approx 10 months ago unless it really is twice as expensive for water in this part of the country. In my last flat i was with '3 Valleys Water' and had a water meter - my total monthly bill was £11.…
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Council Tax Rebanding Water Rates
Dear All Apologies, I'm a bit of a newbie so don't know whether I've placed my question in the right area. I've managed successfully to obtain a council tax refund due to rebanding and I'm now wondering, as your water rates were decided by way of your council tax band and therefore it appears I've been overpaying them for…
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pitched felt roof replacement
hello everyone . . . i'm kinda new to this site, so if this question is in the wrong spot or doesn't make sense then please do let me know . . . . . .basically i am trying to buy a house which is in need of a total overhaul, it's very dated and needs re-wire, boiler etc . . it turns out it has a pitched felt roof. (looks…
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Water meter woes - read if you're considering having one
Last year I switched home insurance provider and took advantage of my long-standing no-claims bonus; I did not opt for extra legal cover. In 2007 we decided a water meter would be cost-effective and it was installed (on the path outside the house) in February. By May I began to realise that we were being metered far in…
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Hot Water Pressure
I would like to increase the pressure on my hot water system from gravity feed to at least 1 bar. My hot water is provided from a gas-heated hot water tank (vented). Is it possible to have a pump installed to achieve this? Thanks.
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Southern Water Pays Half What You Owe If Over £600
Hi, i have just spoken to southern water and they have a new deal to help people that owe large amount of money to southern water (and themes water....etc). If your debt to them is over £600 they will "match" any payment you make. So if you pay £25 they will also pay £25, if you pay £1 then they will match that and also…
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1st home - water bill assessment query
Hi, apologies if this has been covered already but a look through the threads hasn't helped. My Niece has just moved into her first home, a one bedroom council flat. She phoned the water board and gave them her details as the new tennant, they then asked her all sorts of questions such as how often she would be using the…
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water bill
Hi I have just moved to a new flat and received a 6 monthly water bill from united utilities, thing is i'm having a water meter fitted and used to pay monthly in my other house, anyone know if i can get it monthly until meter fitted?????:rolleyes:
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Big water bill
I split up with my husband and am now a single parent of 2, on benefits. I have just received a huge water bill (nearly £800) and don't have a clue how I am going to pay it. I have a water meter and before the marriage breakdown, we paid by direct debit. Does anyone know how much the water company will want weekly for this…
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Overcharging
I moved into a new-build home in Aug. 2004 and Southern Water have admitted erroneously charging me for Surface Water drainage and Highways drainage. Site plans show that these drainages do not use the main sewer. However they have told me they will only pay back the charges for one year and will not reimburse me for the…
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Water meter installation - how long?
My parents are having a new kitchen fitted on the 14 July and have an issue with the stopcock, which is at the bottom of a cupboard in the corner. As they are both elderly/disabled they'd rather have this moved somewhere accessible. My uncle has said he could do it (but he's generally a bit unreliable) and he suggested…
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Severn Trent fined for lying about leakage rates.
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=232356&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231772&contentPK=20772790&folderPk=108181&pNodeId=231882
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help - I think I've chosen the wrong boiler - is 56 deg c hot?
Hi - Day two of putting in my combi boiler starts tomorrow and I've just had a sneaky peak at the manual and from what I can gather it only heats the water to 56 degrees celsius - we like our water very hot and prefer to add cold - what should I do ???????
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Water connection
Hi all, My friend is connected up to the mains water supply. He bought the house next door and discovered that the water supply to that house was coming from the pipe in his back garden, He now wants the new purchase to have its own supply of water from the mains on the street outside the house. Of course the water board…
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Should I get a water meter?
Hi, I am thinking about getting a water meter. My landlord is happy to have one fitted, but he seems to think it would mean paying a lot more for water? I am in a small 2 bed flat (2 people living here). The rateable value is £266, and for a year sewerage it comes to £310 and incoming water is around £109. The place is…
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Water Bills - Are they legal?!?
Hey, So the other day someone from Southern Water knocked the door and asked how long i'd occupied my flat for. Apparently there were quite a few properties in the area not on their books so they were going around catching up with everyone. I've received a bill dating back to Sept 06 for just shy of a grand! Surely it's…
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severn trent
I have recently moved into a 1 bedroomed flat from a 3 bedroomed semi and have just received my water bill - I nearly fainted!!!! For 12 months it will be just under £275.00!!! Surely this cant be right?! When I was in my house my water was just over £200 for 12 months with 2 of us using the water - we both had a bath…
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Why should I pay???
About a couple of months ago Thames Water were doing a check in our village, looking for leaks. The chap said he had detected a leak on my supply and reckoned it was on my side of the meter. :mad: A few weeks later another chap came out with his basic listening device and thought he had located the leak, near my kitchen…
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First Bill, water usage?
Hi, ive just had the water bill put into my name with Northumbrian Water, when i rang them they said they would send me a form within 10 days to set up a direct debit and get a meter reading. Now that was over a month ago & i havent received anything from them untill today when i got a bill for £60.50 :mad: This is for not…
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to install or not?
my water bill is £47 per month and am thinking about getting a water meter fitted. how much do they save you? as the only things used for water are shower, washing m/c(x1 a week), kitchen sink(not often) can the meters be taken out if the property is to be sold? would it affect a sale?