Anglian Water is chasing me for a debt that goes back six years
I've recently had two letters sent by a debt collection company on behalf of Anglian Water saying I owe £183 for a property that I have never lived in.
Anglian Water told me that my name was put on the property by my former landlady. She owns two properties. I have never lived in the property with the debt attached and I moved into the other property after the date the debt is for (April 2007) – so this can't even be a case of muddling two addresses.
Anglian now expects me to produce a tenancy agreement for the property, as well a water bill for my parents' house (where I lived before April 2007) so they can reverse the charges.
Please help. I doubt I have a tenancy agreement from six years ago, and I have lived in five different rental properties since.
In any case how on earth can Anglian hold me liable for a water bill for a house I've never lived in? EE, London
We're still not clear how this muddle started. It does seem, as you say, that your landlady gave your name to Anglian as the person responsible for the bills at that time. Perhaps this was a mistake; either that, or she hoped you would pay the bill without noticing it wasn't actually yours.
In any case, the good news is that Anglian has called off the hounds. It has apologised for wrongly pursuing you for the debt. It confirms that it was wrongly informed that you were the tenant of this property and has since had it confirmed that this was not the case – presumably by contacting the landlady who caused the problem.
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