Hi Dec

I have a detached 2/3 bed villa with pool and aircon

You will be with Iberdrola and you will be paying about 9.33 cents a kw for electricity. For us, that is working out about €170 - €190 every two months (you are billed every two months), and that is with us using a log burner in the winter months. Electricity is not one of the things that you will find here that is cheap.

You need to ascertain what your potencia is. Ours is 5.75 Kw, and is just about OK for our villa although we always get a small fine. Its not unusual for holiday villas to be fitted out with something like 3 kw, and if you then live there full time you will be getting constant fines for over usage. You can of course upgrade, and you just pay a slightly higher standing charge.

For water, our last quarter bill was €39.75. It more or less doubles in the summer due to water loss from the pool.

I'm interested to know why you are receiving electricity bills from the administration of the development and I hope it is not the reason I think it is. Your property should have its own electricity meter. It would indicate that the building is still on builders electricity, and if that is so you need possibly to check this out and take legal advice. If your house is registered properly it is only YOU that will receive an electricity bill and water bill direct from the providor normally.