Bills...Bills...BILLS!

Kristoph

Kristoph

Kristoph

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Ok so I left my house at uni about a month ago now.

Since then I've been told by housemates who are living there that the following bills need to be paid.

Gas £332
Water £84.99
Sewerage £165.60

About £145 each. (4 people sharing)

Fair enough...

But our water bill has £40 carried over from when I left, which all of us chipped in for and paid.

Now the water company are telling us that it definetely hasn't been paid...

*Alarm bells*

Looking back now, the bill was left in the living room with the cash, which one day disappeared... We looked around for it for ages, and then phoned one of our housemates to ask them if they'd seen it.

He paid it 'apparently'. Which suprised us as he's the last person you'd expect to offer to go and pay a bill at the post office.

Add to that, the fact he's skint.

Add to that, we've just found the tab you tear off from the bill, to pay it, in his room.


It all starts to smell a bit fishy... :(


What would you do? He's sure he's paid it, the water company are sure we havent. I don't know how to prove anything.
 
Just spoken to both of my housemates and we all have the same gut feeling.

One of my housemates asked if her friend could borrow his bed whilst he was away, and they found the bill hidden under his covers.

He doesn't know how much he owes for the other bills, so we're gnna add £30 to his total ;)
 
If he has paid it, tell him to show proof. How ever you pay there will be a record of it.

Eg post office give you receipt and stamp

bank statement shows electronic payments.

he doesnt have a leg to stand on mate.
 
Ok, well I'll ask him if he has a receipt from the post office.

If he says 'no' is there any way of finding out from the post office if it was paid?

And what action can we take if there is no record of him paying it?
 
Just contacted the post office and they need the exact date it was meant to have been paid.

But then I realised, if they could actually see that the bill was paid - I wouldn't be needing to find out from them as the water company would have the cash :o
 
Thing is, if the post office have any logs at all of payment for the bill, the water company would have the cash.

It's hard to confront someone who you've lived with for 2 years about stealing £40 cash...
 
mp3kla said:
Thing is, if the post office have any logs at all of payment for the bill, the water company would have the cash.

It's hard to confront someone who you've lived with for 2 years about stealing £40 cash...
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Don't need to confront him about stealing the cash, just say that water company haven't received it and it needs chasing up.

"If you've not got paper proof, can you tell us when you went to pay it?"
 
It seems pretty conclusive he has stolen from you. Stealing a petty 30 quid from people you've lived with for 2 years? Some people's morals are just unbelievable.

I would just add the money onto his total like you've said and see what happens. If that doesn't work then I'd pawn something of his to cover the bill.
 
mp3kla said:
Thing is, if the post office have any logs at all of payment for the bill, the water company would have the cash.
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No, (2 years ago so might have changed) we paid for our BT bill over post office, 2 weeks later a reminder (we thought it was sent before/just as we paid) and then a red letter after that. Seems the post office had lost our bill somehow (or something) and so BT didnt get the money, we had to go back into the PO and show them the reciept for them to sort it out.
 
Just add the £30 to his total. Why are you going through this effort when you know he hasn't paid it?

Btw, your bills would be a lot cheaper if you paid by dd. Would also stop things like this happening. ;)
 
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£40 split 4 ways for a place you have already moved out of ? It isn't worth the stress
 
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