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Utilities
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Telephone
The telecommunications market is an extremely competitive one with the companies involved continuously offering new and better deals to attract your custom. We strongly suggest you take the time and effort to shop around, as you will most certainly benefit from cheaper calls.
However be aware that some companies offer good deals to attract you to their services only for the charges to increase (quite dramatically in some cases) after an initial period.
In short, do your homework.
Below is a list of the major telephone companies across the country with contact numbers. When calling remember to discuss the Internet as this will also affect your call charges.
| Telecom Companies |
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| British Telecom |
0800 800 150 |
| Powergen |
0800 363 363 |
| Atlantic |
0808 113 3333 |
| ACC |
0800 980 9800 |
| Telewest |
0500 500 100 |
| NTL |
0800 052 7888 |
| Thus (Scottish) |
0800 270 000 |
| One.Tel |
0207 331 9777 |
Water
Water companies are regional so you really don't have a choice as to which company you may use. Costs vary considerably from home to home. We strongly recommend calling your water company as soon as you move in to clarify prices, responsibilities, etc…
| Water Companies |
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| Severn Trent |
0121 722 4000 |
West Midlands/ partly East Midlands |
| Thames |
0845 920 0888 |
Thames Valley and Greater London |
| WSW |
0141 355 5333 |
West Scotland |
| Three Valleys |
0845 782 3333 |
Northern Home Counties |
| Wessex |
0845 600 2600 |
Avon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire |
| Yorkshire |
0113 234 3234 |
Yorkshire |
| South Staffordshire |
0800 389 1011 |
East Midlands |
| Mid-Kent |
01634 245 566 |
Kent |
| Southern |
01903 264 444 |
Brighton and surrounding areas |
| South West |
0800 169 1144 |
Devon and
Cornwall |
| Portsmouth |
02392 477 999 |
Hampshire and West Sussex |
| Sutton and East Surrey |
01737 772 000 |
Southern Home Counties |
| United Utilities |
01925 234 000 |
Cumbria |
| NSW |
0845 743 7437 |
North of Scotland |
| ESW |
0845 742 0420 |
East of Scotland |
| Cambridge |
01223 403 125 |
South Cambridgeshire |
| Bristol |
0117 966 5881 |
Bristol and surrounding areas |
| Northumbrian |
0191 383 2222 |
Northumbria and Teeside |
| Anglian |
01480 323 000 |
The East Coast (Thames to Humber) |
| Northern Ireland |
01232 244 711 |
Northern Ireland |
| Dwr Cymru |
01222 500 600 |
Wales |
Electricity and Gas
There have been some major changes in the electricity and gas market over the past few years. Now most companies can offer both gas and electricity, and in most cases might be able to offer cheaper telephone calls as well. This has made the market extremely competitive and you should take the time to shop around. However you do need to be aware that if you decide not to use the current supplier of gas and electricity to your home it WILL TAKE TIME for the other companies to be able to supply your home. Hence you should start enquiring with the relevant companies BEFORE moving in so that you are not left short without gas or electricity.
We suggest starting the process about three to four weeks before moving in. Any company you contact will need to know who is currently supplying the house so make sure you know!
Obviously if you decide to purchase all services from one company there are benefits in terms of savings.
| Electricity and Gas Companies |
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| British Gas |
0845 955 5404 |
| Powergen |
0800 363 363 |
| Npower |
0800 389 2388 |
| London Electricity |
0800 096 9000 |
| Norweb |
0845 052 0000 |
| Yorkshire Electricity |
0800 073 3000 |
| East Midlands Electricity |
0800 056 8090 |
| Northern Electric and Gas |
0845 602 6363 |
| Scottish Gas |
0845 955 5404 |
| Scottish Southern |
0800 300 000 |
| SWALEC |
0800 052 5252 |
If you smell gas or think you have a gas leak do not hesitate to call the Gas Emergency Number 0800 111 999.
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