Utilities liability – no contract?
2:57 PM, 16th April 2018, 8 years ago
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Do I need to pay the standing charge for electricity on an empty BTL when the previous tenant changed it without my permission and they do not have a contract with me.
It has never happened before. I told them by phone I did not want their service.
My supplier was British Gas and now EDF.
Many thanks
Ken
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1:08 PM, 8th May 2021, About 5 years ago
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2:19 PM, 8th May 2021, About 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by DSR at 08/05/2021 – 13:08I think if you switch suppliers you will create a new contract