moving to a new home

CharlieRabbit01

It also makes logical sense for the agent know imo so the tenants can be billed when they move in.

Fire_Fox

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

In deed they are, but in my experience the letting agents always ask who the supplier and for a forwarding address so that when you move out they can also tell the supplier you've moved so the agent/landlord doesn't get stuck with the bill.

both my current agent and landlady know who supplies our energy.

Just because it's done doesn't mean they have any right to know anything whatsoever about your account, politely tell them to mind their own beeswax. Landlord/ agent won't get stuck with the bill, legally the outgoing tenant is liable end of story. If the tenant skips off without paying the bill or leaving a forwarding address the supplier will engage a debt collector to find them. All the landlord/ agent/ new tenant needs to do is open their new account with a new reading and settle that. If no reading is called in a letter gets sent in the name of 'the occupier'.

CharlieRabbit01

why do so many people like to make things difficult. Really it makes life easier if the agent/landlord knows the supplier for when new tenants come in.

Its no wonder tenants get a bad name when you read some of the posts on here about tenants rights and screw the landlord/agent etc

Besides which my question was:

when you moved to a new house did you switch supplier straight away or get a couple of bills under your belt so you know your usage and then change?

Fire_Fox

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

why do so many people like to make things difficult. Really it makes life easier if the agent/landlord knows the supplier for when new tenants come in.

Its no wonder tenants get a bad name when you read some of the posts on here about tenants rights and screw the landlord/agent etc

Nobody said screw the landlord or agent, stop exaggerating. Your reasoning was incorrect, suggesting the landlord or agent would get stuck with the bill - they will not - when the tenant/ user is always the liable party.

This sort of nonsense is exactly what allows agents like Foxtons to continue to add unfair terms (see OFT guidance if you want an official view) to tenancy agreements in order to get kickbacks from Spark. It's actually erroneous posts like yours that help some landlords and agents screw tenants.

I can assure you several of our resident professional landlords over on the 'House Buying Renting & Selling' board object strongly to this sort of meddling. For reference I am a homeowner and ex-landlord, not a tenant so your assumptions were equally baseless.

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

Besides which my question was:

when you moved to a new house did you switch supplier straight away or get a couple of bills under your belt so you know your usage and then change?

I switched straight away, I was with the incumbent (expensive for the area) and had no interest in being on the standard (expensive) tariff.

CharlieRabbit01

I should explain, it was not all from this post that i have experience the screw the landlord/agent attitude, they dont have to know anything etc etc

what ever happened to just being nice? Instead of all being in it for ourselves.

I find forums very useful but also annoying at the same time when people go off topic.