Mum hit with whopping £63,000 water bill after 'nightmare' six-month leak

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A mum racked up a whopping five-figure water bill due to a leak that took six months to fix. Chantelle Osman has told of the "absolute nightmare" of watching the amount surge to £63,500 as she feared the damage the leak would cause to her home.Chantelle, who lives in a flat in Exeter with her toddler, was left stunned when she was given a water bill asking her to pay £22,243.71.

She raised the shock charge right away and South West Water recorded it as a leak.But the water company couldn't repair the issue as the housing association is responsible for maintenance.

Stonewater sent out a number of contractors over a period of six months, with each of them struggling to find the source of the leak, Devon Live reports.All the while, Chantelle's bill was rising every day, leaving the 26-year-old worried about potential damage to her home.

She said: "I got a letter of £22,000 from South West Water and then I went to Citizens Advice who got in contact with someone from South West Water and then they raised a leak."I got another bill through in August for £44,000 and then they booked for contractors to come out on September 12.