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Can my landlord charge what he likes for electric?
Pennilessparent
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I have recently moved into a private rental property, my landlord has several properties on one site. In the contract it states i can only buy my electric meter payment cards from him but my electric is costing £45-£50 A WEEK! It is only a four room chalet and I only have at most three bulbs and the telly on. Oh and we use the kettle and fridge too(the oven is run from a gas bottle which we also "have" to purchase from him and he sells at TWICE the price of anywhere else) but to put the emersion for an hour for a bath costs several pounds. So rather than that we dont have it on at all, meaning that we never have hot water but we simply cant afford it.
The electric is also vastly more expensive in the evenings when I'm at home from work and start to use more.
Can he do this? It seems morally wrong at the very least. Can I (as the tenant) change the supplier or have the meter put to a normal charge rate? I cant afford to even get myself to work at the moment, the electric charges are using half my weekly income.
The electric is also vastly more expensive in the evenings when I'm at home from work and start to use more.
Can he do this? It seems morally wrong at the very least. Can I (as the tenant) change the supplier or have the meter put to a normal charge rate? I cant afford to even get myself to work at the moment, the electric charges are using half my weekly income.
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Is it not a normal prepay card that you can top up at participating shops? Whats to stop you topping it up yourself, apart from what your contract says.0
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I think when campsites supply electric to campers/vanners they're not allowed to make a profit on it, so presume the same applies here?? but not totally sure?
Try posting in the buying renting section on her, the landlord/tennants on there maybe more help.0 -
He logs how much electric you buy from him so I'm scared to get them elsewhere as he'll know I'm not buying them from him.
Also I cant find them for sale anyway
They are cardboard disposable ones from Westwood Meters. But even if I did the electric is still more than I can afford, he must have the meter set so high. 0 -
I think when campsites supply electric to campers/vanners they're not allowed to make a profit on it, so presume the same applies here?? but not totally sure?
Try posting in the buying renting section on her, the landlord/tennants on there maybe more help.
Thank you, I'll do that now.0 -
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It's just not my day is it? I can't read fast enough
Hi Penniless
I'll move this thread across to the other board so that we don't have two threads going at the same time.Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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