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Can't afford to heat rented house, can't afford to move.
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All the LL has do do is give them a few electric heaters. If they cannot afford to run them that is the tenants problem.0
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anewloginapparently wrote: »
This year we've just been using the gas fire when downstairs, though you have to sit right next to it for any heat! We've just recieved our gas bill though and putting our actual meter reading makes it 5 x the estimate, an extra £390 of gas used in just 3 months!
So now we can't afford to be downstairs at all basically.BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Still, I'm living in a flat with no heating on at the moment because I can't afford it either. I'm sitting here on the comp in 11 degrees and I don't feel cold because I'm well wrapped-up. Granted, that's not anything like the temp outside.
I just find it so sad that people can't afford to heat their homes.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
Don't be sad. Well, at least not for me. I can't afford heating because I''m a loafer and a sponger on JSA living on my own. And I'm not actually feeling cold right now. I was brought up in houses without central heating so I know all about thermals, layers and all the rest. The people I really feel sorry for are the aged, those with little kids or people in woefully uninsulated fridges..0
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