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1.5 Rating 601 Reviews
11 %
of reviewers recommend Utility Warehouse
1.5
Based on 601 reviews
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 14th March 2025
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 15th December 2024
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 24th September 2024
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 24th September 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I am writing this to warn other consumers about a catastrophic failure of safety, duty of care, and data protection by Utility Warehouse.During an annual service on my Ideal Logic Combi boiler, their subcontractor left the condensate trap completely dry and turned the appliance on. This is a severe, immediately dangerous hazard that allows colorless, odorless, and lethal Carbon Monoxide (CO) gas to spill directly into the living space. Due to the dangerous advice of their front-line staff on recorded lines—who repeatedly told me to leave the boiler running dry for "2 to 3 hours"—I bypassed the company and called the National Gas Emergency Service. An independent network inspector attended my home, immediately condemned Utility Warehouse's service, and applied a physical "Do Not Use" safety sticker.Worse still, after learning of my complaint, the initial engineer weaponised my private address details from Utility Warehouse’s database. He turned up at my property unannounced at 7:00 PM on a Friday night, out of uniform, persistently and aggressively ringing my doorbell to intimidate me. This severe GDPR data breach and act of doorstep harassment is currently under active criminal investigation under Police Reference Log .Utility Warehouse has since confirmed on a recorded line that the engineer confessed to this unannounced visit, yet their Resolutions team has flatly refused to issue a Deadlock Letter and is attempting to hide behind a standard 8-week corporate delay framework. They have completely failed to protect a registered vulnerable customer or secure my data. This file has been escalated to the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Avoid this company at all costs.
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Posted 1 week ago
Terrible, terrible customer service. They rudely ignore what you're asking about and instead try to sell you something. Avoid at all cost.
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Posted 1 week ago
One of the worst provider, please don't fall into their trap especially their welcome bonus it's a complete trap, their Internet and phone options are zero and the connection is just rubbish, if take more than q hour to speak to customer service and if you make a complaint it takes one month for them to come back to us which is completely insane.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
Totally rubbish company recently changed energy supply to fuse only to be hit with a £154.11 Budget Plan Reconciliation charge on my final bill . So be aware of these stealth charges can not recommend this company feel let down by them, go elsewhere save yourself the headache.
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Posted 3 weeks ago
I have been with Utility Warehouse for a lot of years. They have always been very helpful and supportive and very competitive.
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Posted 4 weeks ago
My experience with Utility Warehouse has been nothing short of dreadful. I discovered I had been billed over £1,500 incorrectly because my property was completely unoccupied and undergoing renovation for around six months. Despite repeatedly explaining this and disputing the bill, I was told my account had been frozen while the issue was investigated. While the dispute was ongoing, UW still reported two late payment markers to my credit file. I was assured these would be removed once the dispute was resolved, but months later they're still there. Every time I contact customer services, I'm given another excuse or told someone will look into it, yet nothing ever gets resolved. To make matters worse, once the bill was finally corrected, I paid it immediately, but UW still passed my account to a debt collection agency. Completely unacceptable for an account that was in dispute and then settled as soon as the correct amount was confirmed. I've had countless phone calls and emails, wasted hours chasing this up, and I'm still no closer to a resolution. The customer service has honestly been the worst I've ever experienced from any company. No ownership, no communication, and no willingness to put things right. I would strongly advise anyone considering Utility Warehouse to think twice. My experience has been stressful, frustrating, and has unnecessarily damaged my credit record. I will now be escalating my complaint to the relevant ombudsman and the Information Commissioner's Office if this is not resolved.
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Posted 1 month ago
​I am writing this to warn anyone considering switching to Utility Warehouse (UW) through a broker. ​When I was signed up, the broker promised me a fixed, manageable monthly budget. What they completely failed to mention is how UW's "Budget Plan" actually works. If you use more energy in the winter than your fixed payment covers, you build up a hidden debt. ​When UW gave me an incredibly high quote to renew, I naturally chose to switch to a cheaper supplier. However, because I left, UW slapped me with a massive, unexpected "Budget Plan Reconciliation" charge on my final bill to claw back that hidden balance all at once. ​The brokers do NOT warn you about this exit trap when they are selling you the tariff. If you switch to UW, be very careful—your monthly price isn't necessarily what you are actually paying for your real usage, and you could be hit with a huge lump-sum bill if you ever try to leave. Avoid!
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Posted 1 month ago
The worst customer service, they will scam you. I was asking for changing ownership of sim , it's been 2 months still they haven't proceed. Stay away
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Posted 1 month ago
Utility Warehouse is a scam, they take over legitimate companies like origin broadband, and with no warning you will be sent a message from them that your contract from the previous company has been transferred without your consent to them. They will offer you a small monthly amount to draw you into their platform, then increase your monthly payments without notice, I went from £22 a month to £95 a month and my broadband service was cut off even after I had paid the bills they claimed I owed, in the end I switched my service to hyper optic because of the evil practices of Utility Warehouse, they are a scam company, a ruthless and wicked company, stay away from them like the plague, I will be reporting them to Ofcom soon. D. Edwards
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Posted 1 month ago
I was until recently with TalkTalk as my Internet provider and even signed a new 18month contract with them and shortly after renewing this contract I was informed that I was transferred to utilities warehouse whom I had never heard of and so I personally felt I had been deceived because if talktalk had warned me when renewing my contract that I was being tranferred I would have gone elsware, after only three weeks with utilities warehouse I've had billing problems and even lost my Internet for over 36hours which is unacceptable and trying to get through is a nightmare waited over phone for over 40mins the so called customer service leaves a lot to be desired. I have notified them of my 30day cancellation and look forward to a better provder. Why talktalk was allowed to do this is unacceptable and iffcom should never allow thus king of behaviour.
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Posted 1 month ago
I was facing financel difficulties i lost my job i rang uw as my direct debits could not be paid both my gas and electricity are with uw and a mobile only sim mays bill was paid in full on the 25/06/2026 i borrowed money from someone I was told the phone services will be on in 1 to2 hrs in the afternoon today the 26/06/2026 i am still waiting the phone is still not on uw has to be one of the worst companies to get your services reinstated it's nearly 24hrs still no phone connection
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Posted 1 month ago
Appalling service. Unable to speak to anyone in U.K, all calls appear to connect to young people in Africa. I have been trying to tell U.W my meter is faulty for months,they ignore this and just set direct debit to their own estimate, writing "Out of Range" A meter reader called and they have dismissed his reading also has out of range. I do have a smart meter by the way! Avoid at all costs.
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Posted 2 months ago
Absolutely shocking customer service they refuse to answer the phone they refuse to answer a text and refuse to answer WhatsApp but threaten you with debt collectors, when its actually them that have got your bill wrong!
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Posted 2 months ago
Absolute disgrace this usless ware house,estimated my bills said they could get signal from my dumb meter sent big bill witch iv tryed dispute they gave my new supplier totaly diffrent closinging reading,ill never use these robbing filth again.
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Posted 3 months ago
Awful company avoid at all costs...
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Posted 3 months ago
“Following several setbacks, I’ve at last come across a team that truly keeps its word.”
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 4th May 2026
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Posted 3 months ago
Missed appointment rang up to complain my partner had to have appointment with uw today he didnt show up no answer on phone waiting 45 mins for them to answer bloody awful company I also keep being asked if I want smart meters no I dont stop keeping asking to have smart meters in already explained to you all way. Shocking gas company no one listens and Bill's are always higher then it should be wrong Bill's prices sent to us and all the time mess up after mess up reaĺly unhappy. Had complaints for many years with them its time to change them
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Posted 3 months ago
Initial selling points differ when you change to another energy supplier.You get charged for anything you added initially for an extra month when the account has been cancelled.Not very nice.
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Posted 3 months ago
My experience with UW Broadband has been extremely poor. I initially contacted them to purchase a broadband plan. I clearly informed the salesperson that I already had a router, did not require another one, and that I needed an Openreach engineer to carry out the installation at my home. One week later, having received no appointment, I contacted them again. I was told that no engineer had been booked and that I would need to wait two weeks until my service went live before arranging an appointment. In addition, I received an additional router, leaving me with two. After waiting two weeks, I contacted them again and a fault was opened on 18 March. For the following month, I was in constant contact with UW, as no engineer was sent to resolve the issue for weeks. They never gave me proper explanation on what was happening. When speaking directly to Openreach engineers in the area, I was informed that the information provided by UW was incorrect and that a different team was required. This happened multiple times. Information I provided to UW was not passed on, resulting in repeated delays and a clear lack of coordination between the two companies. I finally received internet access on 15 April—28 days after the fault was raised. The issues continued with my first bill. I was charged from 18 March, despite only having service from 15 April. I was also compensated for only 6 days of delay instead of the actual 28 days. This compensation does cover the period during which I had no service. Additionally, I was charged for a router that I explicitly stated I did not need. Since then, I have made numerous calls in an attempt to resolve these issues. Each time, I am passed between different teams, often spending long periods on the phone (in one instance, 1 hour and 45 minutes) without any resolution. I am repeatedly told that a case has been raised and that I will receive a response within 24–72 hours; however, this never happens. When I call back, I am often told that no case exists and a new one must be created, restarting the process. Attempts to contact UW by email are equally ineffective, with either no response or delayed replies that do not address the issue. I have also tried to raise formal complaints and escalate the matter, but have not been able to reach anyone with the authority to resolve it. In summary, UW has failed to provide the agreed service, has mismanaged the installation process, and has charged me incorrectly. I am being billed for a service I was unable to use, and for equipment I did not request.
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Posted 3 months ago
Awful Service. Fault with broadband and phone line. Phone to get an update and not even actioned 4 days after reporting the problem. I was promised an update and nothing. When explaining impact of no broadband (husband and I both work from home) and impact on my son who is Neurodiverse and the call taker asked about my son's ILLNESSES!! He isn't ill, never have i felt so let down on behalf of my son that this is still what people think. They seriously need to look at their inclusion and equality training! I am still waiting for my call back from the manager that was supposed to be over 5 hours ago!! Awful service and product
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Posted 3 months ago
Utility Warehouse is rated 1.5 based on 601 reviews