Utility Warehouse Reviews

1.5 Rating 392 Reviews
11 %
of reviewers recommend Utility Warehouse
1.5
Based on 392 reviews
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Delivery Methods
Postal Service, Courier, Own Driver
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
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Over A Week
Customer Service
1.5 out of 5
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Refunds Process
Difficult
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 18th April 2024
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Utility Warehouse 5 star review on 13th January 2024
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Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 5th December 2023
Courtney Fisher
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 5th December 2023
Courtney Fisher
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 5th December 2023
Courtney Fisher
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 5th December 2023
Courtney Fisher
Utility Warehouse 1 star review on 5th December 2023
Courtney Fisher
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Nothing but issues and I'm still waiting to be connected. 6 days late and constantly putting in the password to be told still no connection. Customer service talk like robots saying the same thing over again. On hold for over half an hour to an hour. Regret changing to yet another dodgy company
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Posted 2 weeks ago
This is the worst utility companies ever. I'm trying to put reviews out there to help people avoid the mistakes I have made. I would give negative stars if I could. They have scammed me out of hundreds of pounds, taking insurance for plumbing, then refusing a legitimate claim. Their customer service is appalling. I've reported them to the financial services ombudsman. They are expensive compared with competitors. They claim they reduce bills if you take more services from them, but actually, they just reduce bills down to competitor's levels. Their broadband is appalling. It drops out frequently, making movie downloads in particular very challenging. This is despite paying extra for enhanced coverage. Avoid.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
PLEASE READ - I wish I could give below 0. The type of company that could give you chronic stress. My flatmate and I had an ongoing battle for a year and half as utility warehouse over charged us thousands of pounds because there was an issue with our first meter reading that was recorded by the previous tenants. Utility warehouse were certain we gave them this initial reading although we hadn’t even got the keys to the apartment yet. If you have a problem with their service, you will be back and forth on the phone for months and each staff member will tell you different things. One person will tell you there is nothing you can do and the other will apologise and say it will get sorted… It doesn’t. We got charged £4000 one month?!?! After already paying £980 to this company, they then gave us an outstanding balance of £1500. We were students who barely stayed in the flat and our tenancy lasted for a year. The figures were impossible. Last resort was to get an ombudsman involved. Thankfully we won the case and got given £250 good will gesture. Before we got the ombudsman involved, utility warehouse said the most they could do was give us a £25 voucher due to our complaint! Don’t be fooled. Get legal advice! I hope this is enough for you to not sign with this company!
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Posted 1 month ago
Both from being a "partner" and a customer. With being a partner I signed up someone who I explained to Utility Warehouse had her house and finances sorted out by her daughter as she is 91 years old but the house in her name, is paid for by her and she does not pay rent, she is not a tenant. So obvioualy they still stiffed me out of the sign up comission saying she is a tenant, after I spoke with them. As a customer - They were meant to install fibre for the broadband in my house. No engineer showed up on the day, this is 3 weeks ago now. Since then, after repeated attempts to get them to send another engineer out nothing has been done and they charged me £50 for missing the engineer. Another customer I had was told that nobody would come out to the boiler until they paid a certain amount upfront. They have boiler cover, this is a joke. They don't mention the little bits they bite away at every opportunity. I'd stay well away from them if I was you. As is always the case if something is too good to be true there's a reason that saying exists.
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Posted 1 month ago
I was told last year in August that I owe them £4600, after they took out over £400 as a monthly payment, after I contacted them they refunded my money back and still demanded the balance, I then contacted the energy ombudsman, who investigated and found that they claimed that I used more gas than electric in the summer, but I used less in the winter(the electric was just over £400), I queried the amount but they insisted I was wrong and they were right, this month they were told to recalculate and my bill is now £423 for last year, the ombudsman said the meter, which was new was not working correctly, but they will not admit this, they were meant to send me a personal cheque as compensation, I am still waiting for it to arrive as they told me it was sent out on the 7th of this month, I think it was sent on a camel via Timbuktu?
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Posted 1 month ago
Utility warehouse keep harassing me in relation to a balance that I do not owe. UW are trying to charge me for an electricity meter that never supplied my address. Even after sending through multiple screenshots of evidence to them to support the above, they keep sending back generic responses without anyone actually looking into the evidence. This is highly unprofessional and frankly not good enough from a provider of their stature
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Posted 1 month ago
we had a fault with our gas smart meter 15 months ago rang every month and complained and had a million promises to send someone out after being charged £666.52 every month on a estimated bill paid everyone up until 3 months ago due to being overcharged (should be around £96 a month) NOW after another call they want to take legal action ............ well my story is why pay £550 a month more for something we are not getting (GAS) absolutely useless , helpful on the phone but no call back, no appointments , so promised engineer AND today we get told they do not own the smart meters .......... good old UW , see you soon on martin Lewis
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Posted 1 month ago
Gave me a favourable quote which I accepted and then put the monthly payments up by 20% six weeks down the line. Maybe it was a bad idea in hindsight switching during the winter as you tend to use more during this time. I bet after the summer the rate isn't reduced. Also you have to remember to read the meter as you don't get reminders like with the old supplier. The bills are confusing too. Only good thing was the switch went without a hitch.
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Posted 1 month ago
Very bad company, wouldn’t trust or use them again, got pressured into putting in a smart meter & my bills we’re virtually double & they automatically took out £600 out of my account saying that the smart meter readings had been incorrect over the last few months. Utter rubbish but my word against there’s & wasn’t really a representative that made any sense when I tried to get a understandable explanation on how my bills were so inaccurate to what the meter readings had been showing. Very bad company and customer service
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Posted 1 month ago
UW over calculated bill, collected money but does not register money collected. UW keeps sending reminders and debt collection for money which was already paid in excess. Customer support keeps apologising but does not rectify mistakes
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Posted 1 month ago
Avoid Utility Warehouse at All Costs - A Nightmare Experience I am compelled to warn others about my harrowing experience with Utility Warehouse. From the beginning, we faced a myriad of issues that made dealing with this company an absolute nightmare. First, our gas, electric, and home insurance were activated before we legally owned the house, despite notifying them that our move-in date was the 19th. They assured us it would be corrected and that we wouldn't be charged for the previous owners, but this never happened. Next, someone on their team inexplicably added SIM cards to our contracts without our consent, leading to an unjustified monthly charge of £26. This unauthorised addition felt like a blatant attempt to sneak in extra charges. We were promised a combined monthly cost of £128 for our gas & electric bill, however, our first bill was a staggering £600, and we were told we weren't on the fixed monthly budget plan as agreed. Despite their assurances, they shifted the blame onto us, and the constant emails and calls demanding payment severely impacted my mental health. After countless hours on the phone, they admitted their mistake but still didn't honour the £128 rate. The broadband service has been atrocious, making it impossible to work from home due to poor coverage. Despite using ethernet cables and Wi-Fi extenders, the service didn't improve. When we decided to leave due to these issues, we were assured our early exit fees would be waived. Yet, we received an email demanding £500 for an early exit fee for just one service. Adding to the chaos, their team mistakenly cancelled our services midway through a month and then reinstated them, further complicating our contract and billing. This incompetence has caused immense stress, especially as I am eight months pregnant and struggling financially due to their constant errors and lack of care. In summary, our experience with Utility Warehouse has been nothing short of disastrous. I urge others to steer clear of this company to avoid the stress, financial burden, and frustration we have endured.
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Posted 1 month ago
Horrendous…. Was at £0.00 June 23 , paid £1400 over 8 months moved and gave final readings, they took 1449.50 on DD, rang bank and got it revoked, now in dispute as sent in meter reading, just got another bill , increased to 1750.oo , contacted them and it’s on the system saying their readings are wrong !!!!!! AVOID
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Posted 1 month ago
Very poor customer service. When you call them you are kept holding on for ages and passed from one customer service agent to another to another and t0 another
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Posted 1 month ago
The worst took 400 pound off me I've been with them for 4 years never a problem the moment I lose my job they turn into jackals cut my internet off every month as punishment said it was my own fault I couldn't read my bills because I was dyslexic then didn't even tell me but actually cancelled my internet so I couldn't talk to anybody or do any work basically they told me to join up again for another 18 months of Hell with them bunch of roaches don't even bother
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Posted 2 months ago
Worst company ever, it’s basically a scam company, we stated we did not want any contract because we were renting somewhere for a month and that we did not need a phone line or mobile and only wifi, btw the wifi never worked even when the box arrived, they signed us up to an 18 month contract and added everything to the contract despite us telling them and now they sold the debt to a debt collector because their to dumb to deal with the bill and provide how they came to what they did. Their liars. Avoid at all costs.
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Posted 2 months ago
Take you money hostage and won't give it back. Gave readings every month and they never used them, they constantly use hugely inflated estimates. Even when I gave actual readings to close the account they lied and used estimates. Avoid!!
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Posted 2 months ago
I called customer services as my landline was not working.I was told it was my equipment,so I bought a new phone.I asked my grandson who is more technically knowledgeable than me to come a connect it It was still not working.We then asked my neighbour who is also technically knowledgeable,he tried his phone to no avail.They both came to the the same conclusion,that it's the BT box ,and not my equipment.I have been without my landline for 4 days and also the added cost of a new phone which is an extra expense which was not needed.I have just lost my husband so I can do without the stress.
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Posted 2 months ago
Billed for energy for 7 months at a property I moved out of last march. Whilst the new tenants where also being billed by UW. I have been trying to get over £1500 back from them since october My april bill has just arrived and they are now trying to get £256 from me for last aprils bill, where I have already paid more than £400 for that month. Even though the house was empty from the !0th March. How could i have used £650 worth of energy in 10 days? They will happily take the £256 from the money they already have of mine. I will be cancelling all the services i have with UW. Do not trust the company.
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Posted 3 months ago
AVOID !!!AVOID !!!! AVOID !!!!! Said to the Representative on the Phone YOU ARE SCAMMERS CHARLATANS PAID MY BILL UP TO DATE NOW SAY I OWE 2 MONTHS ENERGY WHEN NEW RESIDENTS HAD TAKEN HOUSE OVER 2 MONTHS PREVIOUS THIS COMPANY OWES ME MONEY FROM MOVING OUT NOW SAYING 2. MONTHS IS OWED BY NEW RESIDENTS BUT WANT ME TO PAY THEIR BILL SCAMMERS !!!!!! SCAMMERS !!!!! SCAMMERS !!!!
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Posted 3 months ago
Continued to change me after I had cancelled my subscription and they still owe me money.
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Posted 3 months ago
Utility Warehouse is rated 1.5 based on 392 reviews