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It's not the default. You cannot buy a new house today without being on a meter. That is the default. It's just our housing stock being so old and decrepit, wh
by bbrks 1y ago
It's not the default. You cannot buy a new house today without being on a meter. That is the default.
It's just our housing stock being so old and decrepit, where nobody can be bothered updating anything even if it's provided for free by the utility companies, that the majority of houses simply do not have a water meter!
There's a general sentiment that smart meters and metered water will make costs skyrocket or somehow hold you ransom to abrupt and unfair price changes, as if that somehow wasn't the case today...
- secondcoming 1y agoExcept in Scotland where your water charge is added to your council tax and so there are no water meters. I pay £190 per year for unlimited water.
- arethuza 1y agoDon't you also pay for waste water? My waste water charge here in Fife is quite a bit more than the water charge.
- secondcoming 1y agoDon't think so, it's not mentioned separately on my CT bill at least. However I rent in a new build block of flats so maybe it doesn't apply to me, or is included in rent.
- arethuza 1y agoFor Fife the charges are here: https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/housing/council-tax/council-tax-bands-and-charges https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/housing/council-tax...
- secondcoming 1y agoOh you're right. I missed the Sewerage Charge on my bill! £220