Do any electric companies report your payment history to credit reference agencies?

Thiamine

I'm looking to build my positive credit history and about to switch to a new electric provider.  Was wondering if any of them report your monthly payments just like the mobile phone companies, banks etc do?

Carrot007

Yes. Not that mine counts as they are closing down so no help to you!

However I doubt it makes much of any impact anyway.

Thiamine

Carrot007 said:

Yes. Not that mine counts as they are closing down so no help to you!

However I doubt it makes much of any impact anyway.

Your electric company is closing down?
As far as positive payment history, every bit counts.

Carrot007

Thiamine said:

Your electric company is closing down?
As far as positive payment history, every bit counts.

If you are starting from a low point then yes I guess it all counts.

And yes, currently with npower (signed up though this site on some deal). And since eon bought out (just a side effect, they were after german industry) all customers are moving to eon uk (well domestic ones like me). Eon may well report but I will not know until the move occurs and a few extra months for things to update!

(I looked at my old report wehen I remortgage and I can say there is no eveidence that scottish power do (who I was with at the time), of course that may have changed since).

Thiamine

Carrot007 said:

Thiamine said:

Your electric company is closing down?
As far as positive payment history, every bit counts.

If you are starting from a low point then yes I guess it all counts.

And yes, currently with npower (signed up though this site on some deal). And since eon bought out (just a side effect, they were after german industry) all customers are moving to eon uk (well domestic ones like me). Eon may well report but I will not know until the move occurs and a few extra months for things to update!

(I looked at my old report wehen I remortgage and I can say there is no eveidence that scottish power do (who I was with at the time), of course that may have changed since).

Thanks

brewerdave

EON definitely report to Equifax

stewie_griffin

E.ON Next however are a completely separate part of the business, so it doesn't necessarily mean they'll report to any credit reference agencies.

Thiamine

stewie_griffin said:

E.ON Next however are a completely separate part of the business, so it doesn't necessarily mean they'll report to any credit reference agencies.

What is EON next?

stewie_griffin

https://www.npower.com/npower-and-eon/

Yahoo_Mail

British Gas report to all 3.