Energy Bills in 2025: A Guide for Leicester Landlords

Here are some tips for landlords on managing tenant energy bills.

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€

Ensure your tenancy agreement clearly states who is responsible for energy bills; itโ€™s typically the tenant.

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜-๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ณ

Assist tenants in keeping costs down by repairing draughty windows, adding insulation and switching to energy-saving light bulbs.

๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€

Ensure you check the meters when a new tenant moves in and include the readings in the inventory.

๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ-๐—ผ๐—ณ-๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ Remind tenants nearing the end of their tenancy to notify their energy supplier.

๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€

During void periods (when landlords are responsible for energy bills) turn off unnecessary lights and appliances.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ-๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€

When tenants leave, record the meter reading and pass it to the energy supplier and the tenantโ€™s forwarding address.

For help managing your rental, contact us today.

๐—ช๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ? ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ?

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