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Back billing of utilities supplied by landlord
Evaelisa
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Is there a legislation/law about haw far back a utility bill can be back date by a landlord who is reselling utilities to tennants?
I have contacted citizens advice who advised me to contact Ofgem. Ofgem advised me to contact citizens advice!!
I have contacted citizens advice who advised me to contact Ofgem. Ofgem advised me to contact citizens advice!!
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Not a consumer rights issue.
needs to be in house buying, renting & selling. Requested a move.
Life in the slow lane1 -
I would say 6 years as the back billing of energy rules are only relevant to and can be enforced against licenced energy suppliers.
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It will be 6 years, or 5 in Scotland, under the Limitation Act 1980.
If it sticks, force it.
If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.1 -
- You can’t be charged for gas or electricity used more than 12 months ago if you have not been correctly billed for it, or informed about it via a statement of account, before. This includes situations where a supplier increases your Direct Debit because it was set too low. Suppliers cannot use this to recover any shortfall for a period longer than 12 months ago.
- Suppliers must make these terms clear in their contract terms and conditions.
The rules apply to household and small business energy customers.
I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0 -
But as others have already pointed out, this is if you are a household or small business customer of a licensed energy company whereas the OP wasnt.peter_the_piper said:- You can’t be charged for gas or electricity used more than 12 months ago if you have not been correctly billed for it, or informed about it via a statement of account, before. This includes situations where a supplier increases your Direct Debit because it was set too low. Suppliers cannot use this to recover any shortfall for a period longer than 12 months ago.
- Suppliers must make these terms clear in their contract terms and conditions.
The rules apply to household and small business energy customers
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We've not had a gas bill for over 5 years despite if asking so many times. Everytime we have asked the answer we get is 'its in hand and you will get a gas bill'. Same answer for since nov 2017! Im at a losd of where to go for right advice0
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Who is landlord? Private person or company?? Or council of housing-association or co-op??
What sort of tenancy agreement?? e.g. An Assured Shorthold Tenancy??1 -
Its a private person and we've got an Assured Shorthold Tenany0
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So is there some shortfall over what you have set aside for this? 5 years of energy, for us that would be 7k in the pot.
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I wouldnt know as lve not had a bill yet0
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