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Landlords own meters
Shazzie14676
Posts: 1 Newbie
in Energy
I have a friend who has moved into a rented property. The landlord has stated that she can only buy electricity cards from him and she will use about £30 to £40 a week to heat and cook, it's a 3 room flat! Can the landlord do this and how can she check she is not being ripped off??
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The LL can not make a profit from reselling the fuel. By law you are entitled to see what they are paying. Bear in mind that they will be paying VAT at a higher rate and they can not pass this on to you they need to reclaim it via their VAT return.
You need to ask the LL how much per kwh they are charging so people can give you a view if this is excessive or not.IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.
4 Credit Card and 1 Loan PPI claims settled for £26k, 1 rejected (Opus).0 -
My only thought would be if the cards are genuine.
http://www.top-upsafe.com
Not saying you have dodgy landlord but you don't say who's meter it is.These are my thoughts and no one else's, so like any public forum advice - check it out before entering into contracts or spending your hard earned cash!
I don't know everything, however I do try to point people in the right direction but at the end of the day you can only ever help yourself!0 -
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Not saying you have dodgy landlord but you don't say who's meter it is.
The clue is in the title
The scam applies to suppliers meters. It is unlikely to apply to a landlord's meter as they will probably use different cards."Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
Check the property to see if there is more than one meter, if there is then you know the LL is ripping you off. Then find out who the supplier is and ask them to bill you direct.0
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they will use the old token type for tennants, but itss true he cant make a profit. Bet hes on a residential tariff paying 5% vat though0
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tell mr inland revenue about is selling of electric , he will be intrested0
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