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Question regarding individual 'apartments' in large house

  • 31-07-2015 3:08pm
    #1
    Kazuma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 558 ✭✭✭


    Hello!

    I have a situation I'd like to get some input on, if the Irish Water team have any comments - the situation seems a little strange.

    I'm currently living in a large house, which is divided into common areas and 16 separate living areas - the living areas are licensed out on an individual basis - it's not a case of 16 of us renting the house and splitting it between us.

    Anyway, when the Irish Water registration letters started arriving, the landlords contacted Irish Water and told them that each individual room in the house was an apartment - as such, registration letters arrived for each room. I didn't give it much thought at the time, we were told we wouldn't be receiving our deposits if we failed to produce evidence of having paid the water charge.

    The two issues I have with this, considering it now, are that

    1. About 75% of the rooms only have access to shared water (communal bathrooms, communal kitchen) - the remaining rooms have either an ensuite, a kitchenette, or both.

    2. There is only one water meter for the entire building, outside - I'm not sure how this works with the registration - I received a bill of €25, but another resident in a similar room received a bill of €40.


    Is this a typical/normal arrangement for this kind of living situation?


    Thanks,
    Kieran


Comments

  • #2
    Irish Water: Allanah
    Company Representative Posts: 485 Verified rep ✭Irish Water: Allanah


    Hi Kieran,

    Thanks for your query.

    In this situation, the 16 living areas would be considered as individual residential properties as they are separate households. Each household is liable for water charges and will receive an assessed bill and will not be charged by consumption.

    An assessed bill is based on the number of adults in the household. If there is one adult, the charge is 160 euro per year and if there are two or more adults the charge is 260 euro per year.

    I hope this information helps.

    Kind regards,
    Allanah


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