To think they’re having a laugh charging this

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We have recently bought a 3 bed semi with no water meter. Fixed yearly price of £582.47.
They have (somehow) worked out that although we missed the first 3 months of the year, we will be paying £62 a month for water. I think this is stupidly high for a 3 bedroom house, 2 adults and a baby. They aren’t budging on the price & saying we’ll have to just request they instal a water meter.

AIBU thinking it’s high?

what do you mean you 'missed' the first 3 months of the year? As in you only moved in this month but they are charging you from April?
Or you moved in a few months ago but haven't been paying so need to catch up?
The original fixed £582.47 p/y works out as about £48 per month which sounds very reasonable. If they are saying it's £62 because you missed the first few payments then that makes sense and it will go back to £48 next year.
If they've put the amount up and haven't said why then yes you can query this, because it works out as quite a big difference (about £160 more)

but if you're that bothered, why not just get a meter?

Wow where is that? I'm.sw and paying 70 for one adult one teen
I have queried.it as we don't use excessive water...

Northumbrian Water, 3 bed £51 per month x

@1974devon Northumbrian Water

Ours is far higher than that (we are detached though)
It goes on the Council tax valuation of your house.

You could have a shock if you opt for a water meter, best check it all out first.

We can't have a water meter installed. We pay £56.50 per month. Probably less than we actually use to be honest - family of 4. Also 3 bedroom house. So YABU unfortunately.

We were paying 65 for 2 adults no meter in 4 bed house. Moved and paying 35 with meter

Whether that's 'high' each month or not is irrelevant. It depends on how many months the bill is being paid over.

If the annual fixed charge is £582.47 and you moved in 3 months after the start of the bill period then you should pay 9/12 of the annual bill, which is about £436.

If your payments of £62 a month are due July - January then that's exactly right, you're paying 9/12 of the annual bill amount. If you think that's too high then yes, your only option is to look at a meter.

What exactly is it you think is incorrect op? What will you pay over the year, to end of March? That's the only figure that matters.

Try this site for an indication of if you'd be better off with a water meter.
https://www.ccw.org.uk/save-money-and-water/water-meter-calculator/

I thought Council tax and Water Rates were over ten months, not twelve?

Metered water charges are over twelve months.

I have a meter and get a bill every six months, paid about £230 last year.

Sounds really cheap - we pay £120 a month for 4 in a 4 bed house!

We pay less than £40 on a meter. 2 adults and two almost adults. We don’t have many baths though but at least 4 showers a day, often more.

My bill is approximately £319 every 6 months

We pay £55-60 per month Thames water. 3 bed house on a meter. Been on a meter for about 2 years and it's About £10 a month more expensive on a meter for us

2 of us in a 2 bedroom house on a meter, £20 a month.

Gone down since we got rid of the hose pipe.

Northumbria water.

YANBU but you’ll always ALWAYS pay more on a meter, don’t do it!!

No you won’t. We drastically cut our bill by getting a meter installed. You only pay more on a meter if you use more water than average for the size of your house.

Doesn't sound expensive at all to me. I pay £54 a month, one adult, two small children. Cornwall though.

In our area they fitted the meter but continued to charge per the RV. I contacted them after about nine months and they were able to tell me how much water I had used during that time. They were also able to tell me when my usage had been highest as well as the difference in cost between what I paid based on RV and what I would have paid on a meter. Even with the sewerage etc, we would have paid around 60% if the RV charge if we were charged via the meter. We've decided to make the change and I can keep a check on usage via their app. So far we are on track to pay about 69% of the RV charge.
2 adults, at least two showers every day, washing machine maybe three times a week and dishwasher three times a week. Would have been over £62 pcm, but currently looking at just over £30pcm. We don't actively save water, but don't have garden hoses or kids paddling pool.

As 1 person in a 2 bedroom flat with no garden I pay more than that.

£28.50 here for two adults and a baby with Wessex water

if you think it’s high just get a water meter installed so you only pay for what you use

Get a meter fitted.
Three bed end terrace, 1 adult, 2 teens. We pay £29 a month

Anglian water on a meter. 4 adults 1 teen £86 a month

Don't you pay water rates over 10 months not 12?

My water & sewage payments are over 8 months (April-November). Council tax is over 10 (April-January).