Utilities supplier for students - private rent less than a year

TwinLizzy

Our children are embarking on student life, and private rent for each year is often 48 or 50 weeks. Buy the time they've moved in, and got signed up, they can't commit to a 12 month fix or whatever. Is there any advice on the cheapest options for them, and how to find out? Cheap energy club seems to assume the home is for keeps, so not very helpful in this context (though it's amazing for us at home!).

la531983

They can leave a fix in the last 7 weeks penalty free so in the scenario above it shouldn't be an issue.

Ildhund

Not only that, it's often the case that any early exit fee on a fixed tariff is waived if the contract ends because the account holder moves house. You'd have to check the supplier's terms and conditions to be sure. 

QrizB

If they don't want to risk exit fees from a fix, then staying on the SVT wouldn't be the end of the world.