Renting New Place - sorting out contract

theflyingtiger

Wondered if anyone could help me at the moment to understand what could be best to do in this scenario!

We've recently just moved into a new flat on a 12 month contract. The current supplier of energy (SSE) to the property only had the one option online - which was a 12 month fixed tariff. The prices also seem to be singificantly higher than the cap - suggesting a 41p per KWH and 45p per day. 

I tried to have a browse around comparison sites and nothing seems to be a better alternative option and couldn't find a variable tariff we could switch to. 

Another thought I had was, what would our current tariff be if we were to not fix a contract with SSE? Would they be unable to charge us higher than the new energy cap coming in April? Or is this a bad idea entirely? 

Ideally just looking for a bit of context before calling SSE and just accepting the prices they've put on the table. 

Thanks
Josh

theflyingtiger

For awareness - this is for electricity ONLY. There's no gas in the property. 

QrizB

Welcome to the forum.

You don't have to take the online fixed tariff. You can stick with the standard variable "deemed" tariff that you will aotomatically be placed on as soon as you take possession.

This is quite a common question and there are two other threads currently on the first page of the forum on the same subject:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6342273/returning-to-the-uk-how-can-i-arrange-an-energy-provider

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6342217/moving-house

Farway

As above, you are already on the "deemed contract" variable providing you do not agree to anything else, just provde your bank details.

If you phone you may find customer services script does not include sticking on deemed SVT and you may need to write or just leave it having taken photo of meter reading.

I hope you have taken a photo of the metere reading, this will be handy should there be squabbles later regarding costs

jbuchanangb

SSE have a WhatsApp based online chat facility. You could try using that and informing them that you will be staying non the standard variable tariff.

theflyingtiger

Thanks all - appreciate your help on this!