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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Water companies landlord database

Following the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 landlords are now potentially responsible for their tenants water bills where they fail to notify the water company of their tenants details.

A proposal by the Environmental Minister Owen Paterson will seek to reduce the amount of £15 added to the average water bill caused by water customers who abscond without paying by encouraging landlords to register details of their tenants on it.  Initially it is thought that the register will be a voluntarily one and just for water bills although it could be expanded to all utility sectors.

How about incentivising landlords to act by paying them a small fee for each tenant register?  I'm sure a fiver for each tenants details registered would compensate the landlord for the time in providing the information.  It would also mean that we all gain by an average of £10 still being knocked off each bill after the fee paid to the landlord.  Nudge economics in action!  Do we think that Owen has a good idea?  My thoughts are that if it is to really happen an incentive is needed for landlords to act.

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2 comments:

Paul Barrett said...

You have to be a complete IDIOT LL if you fail to advise a water company of a tenant's details.
LL deserve all they get if they fail to advise a tenants details to the water company.
REMEMBER there may be 2 water companies at a supply address.

Anonymous said...

I think that the utilities should remove the standing charges that we're charged, and this should compensation enough, failure to disclose or provide details is down to poor management of landlord!