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Utility point

I've asked utility point to add my partners name to the gas and electric bill. It goes out of her bank account monthly anyway but they say she can't be added as a joint account holder only as a second person who can speak on my behalf. We both live together and have been jointly responsible for the bills for 20 years why can't we be joint account holders?

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  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 16,286 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I don't know, but I don't think you can force them to accept it if they don't want to.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Certainly no Consumer law says they have to .Vendors don't have to do everything for everybody .
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 23,045 Forumite
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    I've asked utility point to add my partners name to the gas and electric bill. It goes out of her bank account monthly anyway but they say she can't be added as a joint account holder only as a second person who can speak on my behalf. We both live together and have been jointly responsible for the bills for 20 years why can't we be joint account holders?
    As far as the company goes only ONE of you has been responsible. That is the person named on the account.
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