Private rental electricity price

perky6663

I am privately renting and get my electricity through an old fashioned coin slot meter that is owned by my landlord. He called round last week to empty it and without telling me has raised the rate on it to 25p per unit. Does anybody know if he is allowed to do this? I am slightly peeved by this as I do not have the option of changing my supplier.

rahl101

He's a very naughty boy...
As a new user I cannot post a link i'm afraid, I hope someone else can do that for you. But
search for "Ofgem resale of gas and electricity"
Gist is that he shouldn't be doing this
To quote from Consumer Focus
"The Maximum Resale Price is the most a landlord can charge a tenant for mains gas or mains electricity. A landlord cannot charge more for gas or electricity than the amount they have paid for it, plus VAT at the appropriate rate. Landlords can also recover the supplier's standing charge, by dividing on a pro-rata basis between tenants according to their varying levels of consumption.

This only applies to energy used in the home and the current rules, which were set by the Regulator, Ofgem, came into effect on 1 January 2003. "

If you read the entire ofgem document I'm pretty sure (and someone is sure to correct me if i'm wrong) but he is liable for prosecution and you can claim back anything you have been overcharged

spiro

This is the link you need http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Consumers/Documents1/11782-resaleupdateoct05.pdf

rahl101

That one

littletommytucker

I had this sitation in a previous flat I was renting. Devious as I am, I used a standard phillips screw driver, took the front off, and turned the dial round to 5p per unit. I'd lived in the flat for around 6 months, and the landlord had only just emptied it, so I knew it wouldnt be emptied again for around another 6 months time, at which point I would be long gone, and could just change it back up once I left. Plus what he was doing was illegal, so couldnt see him getting heavy on me for it should I get found out. Anyways, here is a bit more information for you http://cfe.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/cfe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5449&p_created=1210075616&p_sid=ZC8-puvj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9ODIsODImcF9wcm9kcz0wJnBfY2F0cz0wJnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9cmVzYWxl&p_li=&p_topview=1 Id say the average price per unit of elec at the moment is 15p Max! (depending on how much you use per quarter)