renting out and changing all the bills?? advice wanted.
Discussion
im going to be renting my house to my sister.
i have sky plus, telephone, internet, and all the other usual stuff.
do I call the energy providers and switch names and bank details to my sister or do I just terminate the service? if possible I want it to change hands to my sister smoothly without her having to phone around and get new providers etc. (I have gas/electric/phone with same provider).
with sky plus, my sister wants sky at the property, do i leave my +box there and set up a new account with sky for my new address and get a new free +box or wont they give me 2 accounts for different addresses?
Any help is appreciated. never let out a property before. and this will be my sisters 1st house/let property so i dont want to bombard her with people to phone and set up acounts etc.
i have sky plus, telephone, internet, and all the other usual stuff.
do I call the energy providers and switch names and bank details to my sister or do I just terminate the service? if possible I want it to change hands to my sister smoothly without her having to phone around and get new providers etc. (I have gas/electric/phone with same provider).
with sky plus, my sister wants sky at the property, do i leave my +box there and set up a new account with sky for my new address and get a new free +box or wont they give me 2 accounts for different addresses?
Any help is appreciated. never let out a property before. and this will be my sisters 1st house/let property so i dont want to bombard her with people to phone and set up acounts etc.
Forget it's your sister that's renting the place.
Secondly, unless you're living there as well I wouldn't include the bills in the rent. It leaves you liable for what ever the tenant decides to do.
Phone Sky and ask them what to do. The incoming tenant wants to maintain service and you want it in your new home so you may get one of their recomend a friend' payment out of them.
As for gas and electric you need to tell the provider when you're moving out and it is down to the incoming tenant to arrange their provider.
The only bill I would maintain (as Landlord) would be the Water bill, if it's still 'rates'. If the property is on a water meter then it's the same as the gas and electric.
Secondly, unless you're living there as well I wouldn't include the bills in the rent. It leaves you liable for what ever the tenant decides to do.
Phone Sky and ask them what to do. The incoming tenant wants to maintain service and you want it in your new home so you may get one of their recomend a friend' payment out of them.
As for gas and electric you need to tell the provider when you're moving out and it is down to the incoming tenant to arrange their provider.
The only bill I would maintain (as Landlord) would be the Water bill, if it's still 'rates'. If the property is on a water meter then it's the same as the gas and electric.
mk1fan said:
Water rates are due regardless of whether a property is occupied or not.
thats not true - depends on the water company. As a landlord, if you notify the water company the property is empty, for some companies, no charges are due. Same goes for council tax.regardless, i'd change the name on the water bill too.
As a landlord I always inform ALL service providers of both the date the tenants have vacated the premises, also where appropriate the metre readings, together with the name of the new tenant and the date they take up the tenancy/moving in. I also provide my contact details, should a dispute to the information I have provided ever arise.
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