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**Chris** · 01-10-2007, 09:37

A landlord can either charge you for what you use, if you have a meter, or based on your floorspace and installed appliances if you don't.

In the former case, you should get a bill detailing your usage. In the latter, you will just get a bill from him for your share of the total electricity used by the whole building.

If he's billing you based on usage he is allowed to include your share of the standing charge in the bill. I don't know whether he's doing that by inflating your price per unit (or even if that's allowed).

If you're billed based on the size of your flat and what you have installed, then there's little incentive for you to be careful with your heaters as cutting down your own leccy usage will not necessarily have a direct, appreciable effect on your bill (as your savings will simply be shared among all tenants).

01-10-2007, 09:37	#16
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 36,929	Re: Storage heaters - cost to run? A landlord can either charge you for what you use, if you have a meter, or based on your floorspace and installed appliances if you don't. In the former case, you should get a bill detailing your usage. In the latter, you will just get a bill from him for your share of the total electricity used by the whole building. If he's billing you based on usage he is allowed to include your share of the standing charge in the bill. I don't know whether he's doing that by inflating your price per unit (or even if that's allowed). If you're billed based on the size of your flat and what you have installed, then there's little incentive for you to be careful with your heaters as cutting down your own leccy usage will not necessarily have a direct, appreciable effect on your bill (as your savings will simply be shared among all tenants).