what tariffs for new tenant

Baalmaiden

What sort of tariffs for gas and electric should I suggest to a disabled person about to move into a housing association 1 bedroom bungalow in Cornwall? He has no usage history to go on. I'm thinking gas usage will be low in summer and he won't be doing much cooking.

molerat

I would put 2 sets of consumptions into one of the energy comparison sites, OFGEM low and medium average use - 8000/12500 gas and 2000/3100 electric and see what comes out. You can use any tariff as your "current tariff" as you will not be looking for savings but annual cost.

One thing to be aware of is that they will need to contact the current supplier of the property with date of takeover and meter readings. They can then commence the switch to a new supplier.

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Baalmaiden wrote: »

What sort of tariffs for gas and electric should I suggest to a disabled person about to move into a housing association 1 bedroom bungalow in Cornwall? He has no usage history to go on. I'm thinking gas usage will be low in summer and he won't be doing much cooking.

Please advise the tenant to go on a yearly fixed tariff and pay by direct debit. The yearly cost is spread in twelve monthly payments, so he/she would pay the same monthly price in July as they do in January. This is by far the cheapest way, allowing savings of around 30% over standard/variable tariffs.
I think that initially I would select medium usage to begin with and make sure to put a monthly reading in. Its going to take a full year to get an idea of annual usage and even that can vary with a very cold or warm winter.
I think I would go with a reliable supplier like SSE, Eon, BG or EDF to begin with. SSE have a good dual fuel tariff (V8 ) and that would be my choice

SummerFun

Baalmaiden wrote: »

What sort of tariffs for gas and electric should I suggest to a disabled person about to move into a housing association 1 bedroom bungalow in Cornwall? He has no usage history to go on. I'm thinking gas usage will be low in summer and he won't be doing much cooking.

Martin used to suggest people consult a comparison site.

But now he's advertising his own Cheap Energy Club on the radio. So get your neighbour to sign up to that. Martin has suggested savings of over £300 for people that do who are currently on a suppliers default tariff.

Also by signing up the his Cheap Energy Club, you will get offered in future a special deal with a tariff not available elsewhere. Martin says always beats anything else available on the market when offered, so no doubt your neighbour will be enticed to switch to that later (making even more money for Martin!)

Baalmaiden

thanks all, I think the yearly fixed tariff is a good idea as he may have problems budgeting and that will make it easier that way.

TiddlyPom

Do check whether there is gas to the property. There are large parts of Cornwall that aren't on mains gas.