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Last year (Jan-Dec) we were paying £39 per month for a total of £468 for the year, and we got a refund of £58.15 in December, and this year’s monthly payments are £34 per month (£408 for the year) - we are with Yorkshire Water.

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£800!!! Mines £343 a year currently and £81 in credit.

Compared to other regions water seems incredibly cheap is my area.

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IIRC ours for the last year was about £360.

Still 47% is quite a hike.

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Still find it weird that in England water bills are metered or based on usage. In Scotland ours are just a set price and part of the council tax payment.

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I find the way they do it in Scotland very strange.

How much is your monthly water bill including sewage if it's listed separately on your council tax bill?

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https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/Your...harges-2023-24

I’m pleased we (in Yorkshire) don’t do it this way - we’d be paying around £614 pa, rather than the current £408…

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Don't have it to hand for last year but here is the 23/24 charges


Council Tax Band Water Supply Waste Water Combined
Band A £154.98 £179.88 £334.86
Band B £180.81 £209.86 £390.67
Band C £206.64 £239.84 £446.48
Band D £232.47 £269.82 £502.29
Band E £284.13 £329.78 £613.91
Band F £335.79 £389.74 £725.53
Band G £387.45 £449.70 £837.15
Band H £464.94 £539.64 £1,004.58

Hope it's legible

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The charging system in Scotland is more similar to England and Wales than you might think.

If you don’t have a water meter in England your bill is based on rateable value. If you don’t have a water meter in Scotland (and very few do) your bill is based on council tax bands. Council tax valuation and rateable value are just two different ways of valuing your property. Council tax bands are derived from a sale valuation while rates are (more or less) an estimate of your property’s rental value.

AFAIK the difference is because water in England and wales was privatised before council tax was introduced, so rates were the only figure available for charging based on property value. In Scotland water is not privatised and bills are collected by councils on the council tax bill, so they have to use council tax as a the basis for the water bill.

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In the Kitchen ? :angel:

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How long does channel 4 need to upload episodes to stream anytime :banghead: can it not be instant after its aired :(

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Mines on the rateable value, £24 a month, if you lived in a council house in certain London Boroughs your water was included in your rent

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That's privatisation for you, the regulator is concerned about keeping them afloat not the customer

I was at salvation army the other day and 2 ppl were mean to me....

I am very kind and loving and I just said "Hi Buddy" and both of them said "I dont know who you are .. Leave me alone"

I cant stand how mean and nasty people are now.. They are so mad at the world they take it out on everyone :(

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That's neither mean nor nasty. They just don't want to speak to a stranger. Which is perfectly fine.

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It’s important to respect others’ personal space - not everyone likes to be approached/talked to by strangers

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Oh Dudes not been at it again? He was on his last warning. There's lots of nutters and guns in the US, that would stop me going near any of them.