Updated on 19/10/23 by Abby_OVO
pkt wrote:
Thanks. This helps a ton!
Ok, first things first. You will need to get your DNO involved to help create seven NEW Connections, one for each flat. If that’s SSEN they’ll be best placed to assist with that particular process and they should be able to help you out with installing service fuses for each flat - and they will also create seven new MPANs as well to link to each flat. You’ll also need a supplier to fit a new meter for each one as well. OVO can probably do this if they currently supply the property in at least some capacity and can now take on new connections too. Here’s an existing and somewhat related thread in case it helps!
Once the MPANs are known, a supplier would be able to take on the supply on the same day and fit meters if the DNO didn’t do so initially and would be able to create the accounts to get things going. I would advise that you create all these accounts in your name to begin with (make sure to tell OVO that these are to be temporary landlord accounts while you wait for tenants!), and then instruct OVO to install Smart Meters in each flat if it’s not already been done. OVO’s policy is to always go Smart Meters by default.
Once you have new tenants for each flat, please inform OVO that a new tenant has moved in to that flat, and then ask the new tenant to create new accounts with OVO for their flat as soon as possible. This will close your temporary Landlord account and pass control to them.
Given that the current master Landlord Meter is already Three-Phase… To be honest you may as well keep it as Three-Phase because OVO is starting to roll-out Three-Phase SMETS2 Smart Meters, initially in limited numbers in certain areas. Given what I think your intentions are, it’d give you a lot more flexibility for the common areas of the building and makes it so you don’t spend quite as much cash in the conversions. :)
Let us know if you need more advice! We’ll be around if you need us. :)
