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I was refering more to rented accommodations,my eldest is living in one just think its unfare to charge her more per unit when after all the cost to produce is the same.
No they should pay less.
You are obviously on one then.
Your assuming they pay the gas, electric, water, sewerage, telephone supplier direct. However many don't. I have stopped on many a caravan site where I have either been charged fixed fee or metered with pre-pay meter which the landlord sets.
This rate could be well in excess to what he pays for the service and although I agree he needs to recoup the cost of the installation they has to be a limit to what he can charge.
ex-energywatch adviser on the Money Saving Experts forum said:There is a maximum price that a landlord can charge tenants for gas and electricity for domestic use. Anyone selling gas or electricity for domestic use from a supply provided by a supplier must comply with these regulations.
OFGEM (The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets) fixes maximum resale prices under section 44 of the Electricity Act 1989 and section 37 of the Gas Act 1986. The Utilities Act 2000 amended these provisions to give OFGEM the power rather than the duty to set a Maximum Resale Price (MRP) for gas and electricity.
The MRP consists of: a charge for each unit of gas or electricity used by the tenant plus VAT; and the cost of the gas or electricity supplier's standing charge divided equally between the tenants.
This arrangement means that landlords will be unable to charge tenants more for gas and electricity than they have paid for it.
In addition, to ensure transparency, at the request of the tenant, the landlord must inform the tenant the price he is paying for gas or electricity and furnish documentary evidence to support this information. This is enforced by financial penalties. A landlord who overcharges will also be subject to such penalties. These penalties will be enforced through the civil courts.
do you think it is fair prepayment meter consumers should pay more than credit meter consumers.
your already there......Let's not forget the elderly, we'll all be there one day.
Park Homes , Please Living `vans are for The Travelling Community. But living caravans are not normally accepted on sites as second hand so the occupant is at the mercy of the land lord.
So it will never change.
But they do read the meters.But the electricity or gas company's don't need to send someone out to read the meters,thereby saving them money.Their meters cost more, and then theres keys, maintenance, the whole key charging infrastructure, paying commision to retailers for charging keys.
Direct payment customers pay by direct debit or paypoint or post office. Dead simple.
Why should people on key meters pay less? Their service costs more.
Some pay more often than this. Some people come in my shop with gas and electric keys/cards and stick £2 on at a time. Still, keeps them coming back to buy groceries I suppose.Prepayment consumers should pay more because they cost more. The main reason for this is that they make four cash payments a month instead of one direct debit.