Here are some tips for landlords on managing tenant energy bills.
๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
Ensure your tenancy agreement clearly states who is responsible for energy bills; itโs typically the tenant.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐-๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ณ
Assist tenants in keeping costs down by repairing draughty windows, adding insulation and switching to energy-saving light bulbs.
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐
Ensure you check the meters when a new tenant moves in and include the readings in the inventory.
๐๐ป๐ฑ-๐ผ๐ณ-๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ Remind tenants nearing the end of their tenancy to notify their energy supplier.
๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ๐
During void periods (when landlords are responsible for energy bills) turn off unnecessary lights and appliances.
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ-๐ข๐๐๐
When tenants leave, record the meter reading and pass it to the energy supplier and the tenantโs forwarding address.
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๐ช๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ? ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ?
