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Is my landlord scamming me????
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There is a very clear explanation here
On the face of it, it seems quite straightforward, and if you have a metric meter you don't need the conversion factor, which would match with what you've said.
It seems quite odd - if all the bills are being calculated in the same way, he will end up collecting more money than he is being billed. Even if some of the meters are imperial, he would still end up overcharging on the metric meters.
Thanks for the reply. He is unfortunately away for two days now but I have sent him a long text explaining my certainty and revised calculation. I'm afraid I'll have to keep moneysavingsupermarket hanging for a while until he gets back to me.
Thanks again to all contributors of this thread. Yvonne.0 -
There is a relationship and it is defined by the conversion factor. If you clock up 1000 units on your meter (metric) if his also measures the gas you use, it won't clock up as 1000 units on his (imperial) but will show about 350 units. That's why there is the conversion factor.
Your 'check meter' is showing the gas used by your flat so how can it possibly be redundant?How would he know what you charge individual tenants? Stick to your guns and show him the maths (or ask him why he is applying an Imperial TO Metric conversion to a number ALREADY in metric)?
Thank you Monkey, I must stop doubting myself.0 -
Show him the BBC Watchdog link in post 20. It is plain from there where he is going wrong, having read that he will see his mistake and bill you the correct amount.0
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Show him the BBC Watchdog link in post 20. It is plain from there where he is going wrong, having read that he will see his mistake and bill you the correct amount.
I certainly shall, thank you. I did explain this in depth to him after lots of research but as it was relatively new information to me, I was not completely certain and he baffled me.
I think he's just applied his own common sense formula and arrived at the conclusion that I couldn't possibly be energy conscious enough to keep my gas usage to such a level. (ie £50/month good £17/month Bad)0 -
If the landlord is doing this with every flat in the block, he must surely know he's wrong, because the sum total of the money he collects from the tenants is almost 3 times more than the money he pays to BG - a nice little earner."You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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moneysavingsupermarket
moneysavingexpert.com. Doh0 -
Norman_Castle wrote: »moneysavingexpert.com. Doh
Won't let me post the obligatory pic of Homer at this point, due to noob status. Noted though, thanks.0 -
MONEYSAVINGEXPERT SUCCESS STORY
I've just had a meeting with the landlord and after explaining everything I have learned on this site and elsewhere, I have received a revised bill from him and a refund. My calculations were completely correct in every respect. The only thing I couldn't calculate from the bill he provided was the standing charge as I hadn't seen the actual bill from British Gas. I have now seen it and as a result, my bill is now £23 per month instead of £50 per month.
This is worked out at 1250kwh @4.24 pence plus £17.33 standing charge = £70.33 <---3 month bill.
For what it's worth, I don't believe the landlord was "scamming" me. It seems to be an honest mistake. He showed great willingness to resolve the issue once I was certain of the mistake and is now working out how much he owes to the tenant upstairs. He'll be happy as he could not afford to pay the bill this month (the other tenant)
I would like to offer another thank you to all the very kind contributors of this thread and we can chalk this up as another victory. I look forward to returning the favour to the community if there is something I can offer my experience with. Yvonne.0 -
Result! Well done!"You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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