Electricity bill to landlord – can they make me pay?
I am being billed for electricity at a flat i have continuously rented out for years and never lived at. 
There have been tenant change overs (on the same day) at approx 1 year intervals.
I am not and have never been a customer of this electricity company but they have started sending me a bill in my name with (Landlord) at the flat address.
How can they do this?
I am now getting the threatening ‘unpaid bill’ letters and wish to avoid debt action.
Can they bill me for electricity used by someone else?
Regards
John Dace
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7:22 PM, 14th September 2013, About 13 years ago
John Dace, if you change the supplier to Ebico, (Google it) they do not have a standing charge and have just the one unit price.
This is irrespective of payment method and level of consumption.
This will make the bill being in your name of less consequence.
You might want to be careful when changing supplier, as power companies have been known to drag out the change process.
https://www.ebico.org.uk/products-and-prices/equigas
Of course , this does not help pay off any outstanding bill.
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