United Utilities Share Discussion Threads

[rafieh] 29/4/2014 11:56

wad,
I have received the same from Selftrade, and find it annoying. Why should I tell them such personal info? Just because I have bought a few shares through them doesn't entitle them to know how much I am worth and the source of my wealth.

[wad collector] 24/4/2014 23:11

Thanks , I decided to give them a very vague summary , suggesting they contact HMRC for details.

[glasgow13] 23/4/2014 13:50

also tmf boards.

[wad collector] 22/4/2014 12:16

thanks for that

[wad collector] 22/4/2014 11:14

Off topic for which I apologise , but I recently received a very detailed form from Selftrade requesting details of my income sources ,total wealth , claiming it is for money-laundering regulations. I have yet to respond ; certainly not giving them the detail they request. I presume other brokers are not doing the same.
It is not a scam - the company confirmed it is genuine . I am interested in other peoples responses. A thread of interest...
hxxp://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4938765

[wad collector] 16/4/2014 17:40

Not looking promising ! I guess it all depends on how long you want to wait and whether you view a market correction imminent or distant.

[wipo1] 14/4/2014 18:48

Well done was collector, I sold at 788.5p to cover a loss elsewhere, looking for a re-entry point not sure to wait to see if it gets to 720-730p?

[wad collector] 11/4/2014 11:18

Hi Darias,
I agree it does not make sense to risk bigger losses to make small gains , but I don't trade with most of my UU holding, just a quarter or so. I do hate to watch a paper gain disappear without a sale.
I won't sell if it drops to 750 , I only trade if there is a profit .
Different investors , different strategies. The World would be a dull place if we all did the same thing.
Good luck with yours.

[darias] 11/4/2014 08:53

Hi wad,I am just waiting for the next divi. It sems to me that life is too short for the sort of scalping that you are doing. I like to sleep at night and sail my boat. Just returned from a fortnight in Scotland. Still keep eating the peanuts. :-)I hope that when it drops to 7:50 you take the loss and subtract that from your 3 %!Best of luck.

[wad collector] 11/4/2014 08:37

Remember this post Darias? Well , I just bought them back at 760 . Like I said.
Not that I bear grudges . A quick 3%(after charges) is worth having in my book , if not yours.


wad collector 25 Feb'14 - 14:29 - 5024 of 5060 0 0 edit

I just unloaded a lump at 787p ; I am sceptical about bids and don't see the yield that impressive now at 4.3% . I am still holding a lot and think that I will get the chance to buy back soon. Selling at a near-all time high is seldom a bad decision.

Darias 25 Feb'14 - 15:29 - 5025 of 5060 0 0

Wad collector

What a truly inappropriate nick.

A yield of 4.3% is not that impressive with inflation at less than 2%.

Trading at near-all time high - they are not even at a year high. Let alone all time high. This share was trading at nearly £10 in 1997.

Wad collector please rename to "Im happy with peanuts".

[wad collector] 08/4/2014 11:05

779 will see me a quick 3% on that sell ; better than a year in a savings account.

[wad collector] 26/3/2014 16:27

809 triggered another sell for me. I would rather be sitting on a bit more cash at the moment and I am rather pleased to have hit the intraday high.

[wad collector] 18/3/2014 19:29

My losses are bad luck but my gains are wise planning.

[pierre oreilly] 18/3/2014 15:47

Sheesh, what lucky timing, bought 6.57 jan 8th. Looking at the chart that seems to be the exact start of this rise. Such timing ia all luck of course, but nice when it happens.

[maurillac] 18/3/2014 13:33

looks like another bash at £8 might be coming
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[fangorn2] 12/3/2014 16:12

What's driving it? Rush to the relative safety of a Water utility in the knowledge that Ofwat terms will be robustly in their favour? CS were apparently negative on UK water earlier today. Nomura I think it was came out bullish in the last week.

Perhaps that Consortium led by Canadian pension funds are lining up for UU rather than SVT?

[redips2] 12/3/2014 16:07

10 yr high---nice !

[maurillac] 10/3/2014 12:07

knocking on the door of £8. looks very good to me !
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[wad collector] 07/3/2014 12:01

Some of this strength must be the Vodafone cash - combined with the tracker funds having to sell their Verillion shares as they are not London held.
I have a pile of it that I feel disinclined to invest at this moment. A market wobble will likely appear at some point about something!
Glad I still have my main holding here . I think I average about 500p buy in.

[maurillac] 05/3/2014 11:32

in at 644 so feeling relaxed too - as they say "let the trend be your friend".
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[fangorn2] 05/3/2014 11:18

Am in from 650 myself Maur so sitting pretty fortunately.
Wondering whether we will ever see any of these bid rumours materialise. Was hoping to shift into SVT at 1700p personally. Damn you Deutsche! :)

[maurillac] 05/3/2014 11:05

yes that was a small sell - small beer in the overall scheme of things.
deutsche bullish.
no plans to sell here just yet. good yield too while we hold.
wish i had doubled up sub £7 !
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[fangorn2] 05/3/2014 10:37

This ongoing strength in UU is intriguing.


Small director interest



Deutsche positive on Water sector.



Reaffirms buy on UU, upgrades SVT to "Buy"
UU target raised to 1,000 pence (from 800 pence).