electricity charge

brucon

my electricity is going up to 42pence per unit (private landlord) it is 21pence just now, i would like to know if this is correct and of course legal

bris

It's legal, the costs rise so do your bills.Have you not seen the news recently?

You are of course free to leave and find a better rate.

P.S whats being a private LL got to do with the price of electricity?

born_again

Like above LL has nothing to do with setting utility costs.

Assume that you were on a fixed rate deal that has now ended.

Prepayment meter or normal meter?

With EON Next we are only paying 19.12p/kWh & 25.547p/day standing charge.

Grumpy_chap

brucon said:

my electricity is going up to 42pence per unit (private landlord) it is 21pence just now, i would like to know if this is correct and of course legal

The LL cannot charge a higher rate for the supply of electricity than the costs charged by the electricity company.  42 pence seems high against the current price cap.

brucon

the reason a landlord is mentioned is because i live on a residential park in a park home and he gives us the bill for electric  we don't know what rate we are on he just comes and reads the meter and gives us a bill th e only paper work we get is the invoice he gives us we don't qualify for any help with it from the government and we can not change provider.

brucon

Grumpy_chap said:

brucon said:

my electricity is going up to 42pence per unit (private landlord) it is 21pence just now, i would like to know if this is correct and of course legal

The LL cannot charge a higher rate for the supply of electricity than the costs charged by the electricity company.  42 pence seems high against the current price cap.

totally agree with you but we don't know what he gets charged

Alderbank

bris said:

You are of course free to leave and find a better rate.

Not necessarily

P.S whats being a private LL got to do with the price of electricity?

Can be quite a lot. It all depends on the terms of your tenancy. This question will be better answered in Mortgages and Homes.

Uswitch Tenants’ guide to switching energy supplier says

If your landlord covers your energy bills, either by paying them directly or as an intermediate, you do not have the right to switch. 
Your landlord can charge you for energy if it is expressly stated in your tenancy agreement. If your contract says you must pay your energy bills to your landlord, then you are not required to pay anything to your energy supplier. This situation is common if you live in rented accommodation and pay for your energy consumption directly to your landlord.
There is a maximum price that tenants can be charged and this is called the maximum resale price. This fee is set by law.

jon81uk

Yep need to check what the terms of your lease at the park state in terms of utilities charges and when increases can take place and by how much.

Aylesbury_Duck

It's probably lawful, but whether it's permitted in the contract you have, only you can tell.  What does it say about electricity costs?

Grumpy_chap

brucon said:

the reason a landlord is mentioned is because i live on a residential park in a park home and he gives us the bill for electric  we don't know what rate we are on he just comes and reads the meter and gives us a bill th e only paper work we get is the invoice he gives us we don't qualify for any help with it from the government and we can not change provider.

It is quite possible that the park home operator is on a commercial tariff and not domestic so the price cap is not applicable.

born_again

Do you not have a meter outside your unit? As how else will they know how much you have used?