Archived on 6/5/2022

Lewisham to refund residents nearly £8m for water charges

Google_News

8 Jun '21

News Shopper

Lewisham to refund residents nearly £8m for water charges

Lewisham Council is set to approve using nearly £8 million from its housing revenue account (HRA) to refund tenants who were overcharged for water.

Long-term eligible residents are set to get back between £579 and £704 on average.

Lewisham, like many other councils, had an agreement with Thames Water whereby the local authority billed tenants, but did not pass on discounts it had arranged with Thames Water.
…
The court ruled that the council was a water reseller and not an agency, meaning it should have passed the discounts on to tenants.
…