ADVICE NEEDED: 1 meter, 1 fuse box, 2 flats and 1 bill to me!!!

LondonLupie84

Yes, both flats are registered with the Council.

Until the matter is rectified (the agents are going to drag their heels on this as they always do), I may have no choice but to disconnect the neighbour's supply and she will have to liaise with the LL directly.

With her having a young child, I'm sure the LL or agent would be quicker to respond than they would a single woman.

LittleMissAspie

I see your logic behind disconnecting the neighbour but at the same time it seems really mean. She didn't have to tell you about this, she could have kept quiet and you wouldn't have realised why your bill was so high until long after she moved out. Could you not split the bill until she's gone (you pay a third, they pay two thirds?) and disconnect before the next tenant moves in?

Edit: Do the flats have gas? Can the neighbour heat water without electricity?

Beckyy

What was the set up between your neighbour and the previous occupant of your flat?

Will EDF not contact the LL directly?

LondonLupie84

My flat is solely electric but my neighbour says that her boiler is gas powered (for which she hasn't paid any gas bills either and reckons it's being syphoned off from the ground floor flat of our building. This is unbelivable!

I don't think my neighbour had any kind of arrangement with the last tenant either, but they were trying to get the matter resolved with the LL and EDF.

I've just discovered today that the Landlord is also the director of the property management company too and he's been in court several times...

lstar337

LondonLupie84 wrote: »

My flat is solely electric but my neighbour says that her boiler is gas powered (for which she hasn't paid any gas bills either and reckons it's being syphoned off from the ground floor flat of our building. This is unbelivable!

I don't think my neighbour had any kind of arrangement with the last tenant either, but they were trying to get the matter resolved with the LL and EDF.

I've just discovered today that the Landlord is also the director of the property management company too and he's been in court several times...

Get out as fast as you can.

This place sounds like an absolute nightmare, and nothing is going to change quickly.

macman

Ask your neighbour if she has a current gas safety certificate for the boiler? If not, a mention of that to the LL might get his attention-the alternative for him being an unlimited fine and a custodial sentence.
Cutting off your neighbour's electrcity supply is hardly going to secure her co-operation in getting this resolved.

chanz4

Its not illegal, and yes you could disconnect the other flat. However If you did get the neighbour to call housing standards it will make them listen as the l/lord would get fined if not. Also its him that needs to pay for a new service

AndyPK

I don't think disconnecting next a doors is practical or legal.

I would move into the next door flat when she moves out lol.
Free gas and elec lol

ValHaller

Carrot007 wrote: »

As far as I know this is legal. Just very inconvienient.

You could disconnect your neigbour. You would need your landlords permission which I doubt you will get.

The cheap way to proceed is for your neigbour to have a sub meter.

I don't see why disconnecting should need the Landlord's permission. OP is contracted to the Electricity utility to pay for metered electricity. But no one is contracted to pay OP. So if OP does not want a supply to her cooker, she can pull fuses. If she does not want to pay for lighting the other flat she should pull fuses.

The drawback is that the LL has previous court appearances and crossing him is a big step to take - even if his permission is not required.

AndyPK wrote: »

I don't think disconnecting next a doors is practical or legal.

What do you think is the basis for disconnecting next door being illegal?

Criminal law? I doubt there is a law in place

Civil law? OP has no duty to supply electricity.

chanz4

ValHaller wrote: »

I don't see why disconnecting should need the Landlord's permission. OP is contracted to the Electricity utility to pay for metered electricity. But no one is contracted to pay OP. So if OP does not want a supply to her cooker, she can pull fuses. If she does not want to pay for lighting the other flat she should pull fuses.

The drawback is that the LL has previous court appearances and crossing him is a big step to take - even if his permission is not required.


What do you think is the basis for disconnecting next door being illegal?

Criminal law? I doubt there is a law in place

Civil law? OP has no duty to supply electricity.

Its civil, its only illegal if you touch the main supply coming in