£200 outstanding bill on prepayment/key meters?
9:31 AM, 19th August 2019, 7 years ago
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I eventually managed to evict a non-paying tenant using a section 8. However, it now turns out that they left an electric and gas bill of nearly £200 outstanding before they left.
How it is possible to run up a bill like that when both meters are prepayment/key meters? I have no idea.
The agent actually seemed to think I ought to pay their bill, but I’m pretty sure it is not my debt.
What is my legal position and what do I need to so in order to be able to let the property again with no debt?
Many thanks
Kathy
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6:12 PM, 25th August 2019, About 7 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Chris H at 20/08/2019 – 12:01
Well, BG have given me a code to wipe out electricity meter debt and the gas engineer is coming on Thursday to rest gas meter, but it’s all a bit of a waste of time now since the property has been broken into and all the pipework and boiler stolen.