Utilities in rented flat

loulou41

Does this seem right? Son moved in his rented flat on the 1st April and was asked to pay £60 for gas/electricity two weeks after he moved. I guess the bill came after the ex tenant left. Last week, he was asked to pay £125 which to me seems a lot, we are not even in winter. It's a 3 bedrooms flat shared with four people including a couple. He has been in the flat for 5 months+ and so far has paid £185 for gas/electricity. Should he ask to see the bill, he won't and just say it is ok and pay? I dread to think what the winter bill will be like!! Thanks

anguk

Well it works out at £37 a month which isn't too bad for gas & electric. He could ask if the bill is divided by people or bedrooms, the couple may be paying as one so the bill is only actually split three ways even though there's four of them. The problem with flat sharing is that you often get at least one who isn't careful about using the gas & electric so the bills end up high and everyone has to pay for it. My son used to house share and the heating & lights seemed to be on 24/7, luckily the utilities were included with the rent so he never had a high bill to pay.

If your son doesn't want to ask to see the bill perhaps he could ask how much the bills roughly are so that he can budget for them.

mlmpro2512

Hi this is bad news, who supplies would be good question? some companys have very bad customer service and when you recieve your bill it is nice to see what you are using, i send in my readings once a month and this is working excellent, i did it on-line too no hassel, you really need to recieve a bill, i recently subscribed to WHICH and so glad i did, i am with the number one company and cheapest, take a look hope this helps your son. www.savingstobankon.co.uk i even get free calls too. Have a fantastic day James

loulou41 wrote: »

Does this seem right? Son moved in his rented flat on the 1st April and was asked to pay £60 for gas/electricity two weeks after he moved. I guess the bill came after the ex tenant left. Last week, he was asked to pay £125 which to me seems a lot, we are not even in winter. It's a 3 bedrooms flat shared with four people including a couple. He has been in the flat for 5 months+ and so far has paid £185 for gas/electricity. Should he ask to see the bill, he won't and just say it is ok and pay? I dread to think what the winter bill will be like!! Thanks

SwanJon

mlmpro2512 wrote: »

i am with the number one company and cheapest, take a look hope this helps your son. SPAM i even get free calls too. Have a fantastic day James

Can you back up this claim?

OP - This link takes you to Utility Warehouse. It is incredibly likely that if you register through that link mlmpro2512 will benefit financially.

If you want to look for the cheapest supplier, use a compariosn site, and then double check using the pence per kWh prices it gives you, not take advice from someone with a financial interest in a single company.

(I'm about to get slated as I work for British Gas, but I cannot benefit financially from any decision you make about your energy supply)

jellygoodfellow

mlmpro2512 wrote: »

Hi this is bad news, who supplies would be good question? some companys have very bad customer service and when you recieve your bill it is nice to see what you are using, i send in my readings once a month and this is working excellent, i did it on-line too no hassel, you really need to recieve a bill, i recently subscribed to WHICH and so glad i did, i am with the number one company and cheapest, take a look hope this helps your son. xxxxxxxxxx i even get free calls too. Have a fantastic day James

Yet moreTelecom Plus SPAM .

Don't post links for personal gain. Except in the referrers section and always declare any interest.

The site the poster is promoting is his own site.:eek: