Hi all, I hope someone can help me!I moved into my flat (rented) approx 10 months ago. When I moved in,there was a problem with one of the toilets, and we informed the estateagents immediately. They called their own plumber to come and rectifythe problem.Now, 10 months on, I have received a water bill for over £500, as the£36 per month I pay the water company won't cover out new meterreading.I rung the water company, who said it must definitely be a leak. Afterdetermining the leak was on the property, I switched off the watertemporarily. Whilst investigating, we noticed the cistern from thebroken toilet had completely drained. We have had a plumber acquaintancecome out and have a look, and he said that the work originally done tothe toilet has led the water to slowly drain from the cistern into thetoilet, meaning that the cistern is constantly refilling itself. Due tothe silent but steady nature of this problem, it has gone completelyundetected.I spoke to the estate agent this morning, who was quick to deny anyfault and refused to absorb any portion of the bill.Am I being stupid/naive to say that this problem was not something Ishould have to pay for completely by myself, and that the estateagents/landlord should at least offer to absorb some of the costs forthe shoddy work that was initially done by their contracted plumber?Any help/opinions would be appreciated!

Try the UK home repair group.This group is mostly Americans.Christopher A. YoungLearn more about Jesus .Hi all, I hope someone can help me!

Water Bill through plumber's fault?

Jan 23, 2013 25 Replies

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harry 13 years ago

We do but it's for stuff like unpaid bills and non supply of goods paid for etc.

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trader4 13 years ago

What's the essential difference between unpaid bills, non-supply of goods, etc and this water bill issue?

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Hench 13 years ago

Why can't non-americans post here?

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Stormin Mormon 13 years ago

Folks can, and do. But, it's like walking into a auto repair garage, and asking how to sew shut a hole in your clothing. You'll get blank looks, and probably the wrong answers. If well meaning.

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Why can't non-americans post here?

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Hench 13 years ago

understood...

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Tim Watts 13 years ago

On Friday 25 January 2013 02:00 Hench wrote in alt.home.repair:

They can and they do.

But they would do well to state their area if asking legal or regulatory based questions :)

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