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Previously on "£400 energy payment: Fears landlords to keep renters' rebate"
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostAnd some councils are making it very difficult to claim.
You will need the following to complete the application form:- Name
- Address
- Council Tax Reference Number (You will need to enter the first 7 digits – this number begins with 5)
- Property Reference Number
- Bank Account Details
- Completed application form
- Photographic ID
Please allow 3 weeks from completion of the application for the payment to reach your bank account.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostI'm surprised there at that many rentals with bills included. I don't think I've ever had that arrangement when renting and I don't do it when letting. Is it because there are certain situations that require it, like multi person rentals or is it seen as a money grab where a landlord can a make a bit extra over egging the bills?
I quite like the idea personally. Changing suppliers every time a tenant changes is a lot of overhead for tenant and landlord and means you get silly bills for the place being empty a few weeks, or whatever. A bit 'neater' that the landlord provides services (or the building owner perhaps) and tenants simply pay a fee. But then tenants can't find a cheaper provider, etc.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
There is a list somewhere on MSE, the site found by Martin Lewis, of how different councils will pay the £150 rebate.
However there is another part alongside the £400 only for the poor and I haven't see how that is handled.
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I'm surprised there at that many rentals with bills included. I don't think I've ever had that arrangement when renting and I don't do it when letting. Is it because there are certain situations that require it, like multi person rentals or is it seen as a money grab where a landlord can a make a bit extra over egging the bills?
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Originally posted by Paddy View Post
I know three councils plus another in London (K&C) and they all do it differently. One of them insist on claiming on-line.
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
If you have put up the tenant's bills, then yes, you should be passing it on to them. If you have not increased their bills then there shouldn't be an issue.
Many landlords will be putting up the rent to cover the rise in energy costs, and then choosing to pocket the extra cash, so it's just more profit for them, and not actually helping to address the issue.
Do you see the difference?
Now if you entered into a new contract that raised because of new bills you may have a point.
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
If you have put up the tenant's bills, then yes, you should be passing it on to them. If you have not increased their bills then there shouldn't be an issue.
Many landlords will be putting up the rent to cover the rise in energy costs, and then choosing to pocket the extra cash, so it's just more profit for them, and not actually helping to address the issue.
Do you see the difference?
Landlords cannot keep changing the rent every 3-6 months as the price cap goes up (or down). They are going to be trapped by contracts losing them money the way prices are rocketing, so surely they should get the rebate.
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostAnd some councils are making it very difficult to claim.
You will need the following to complete the application form:- Name
- Address
- Council Tax Reference Number (You will need to enter the first 7 digits – this number begins with 5)
- Property Reference Number
- Bank Account Details
- Completed application form
- Photographic ID
Please allow 3 weeks from completion of the application for the payment to reach your bank account.
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And some councils are making it very difficult to claim.
You will need the following to complete the application form:- Name
- Address
- Council Tax Reference Number (You will need to enter the first 7 digits – this number begins with 5)
- Property Reference Number
- Bank Account Details
- Completed application form
- Photographic ID
Please allow 3 weeks from completion of the application for the payment to reach your bank account.
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
If I am a landlord paying the tenant's energy bills, why would they get the payout as my costs soar? Seems crazy to the point I wonder if I have missed something. Are landlords supposed to pass on the payment and then put the rent up?
Many landlords will be putting up the rent to cover the rise in energy costs, and then choosing to pocket the extra cash, so it's just more profit for them, and not actually helping to address the issue.
Do you see the difference?
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£400 energy payment: Fears landlords to keep renters' rebate
Tenants whose bills are included in their rent could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebate because it is paid to their landlord, warn charities.
Housing charity Shelter said this group were "at the mercy of their landlord passing on this much-needed support".
An estimated 585,000 households - 13% of private renters - have energy bills included in their rent.
The government said it expected landlords to pass on the discount.
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) also said that where a landlord was acting as an energy reseller, "they should be passing on the savings to their tenant in line with [the regulator] Ofgem's requirements".Tags: None
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