The agency told me that I have a sub meter for my flat and that I have to give the meter reading to the neighbour downstairs (main meter), so that I am billed accordingly. But they have a top-up smart meter for their electricity. Currently, my flat is consuming their credit and I don’t know how I can compute how much I have to pay. I’m planning to ask the agency to give us separate electricity bills so its convenient. Is this easy to do? Do I need to do anything or is this the agency’s responsibilities? What can I do so that they go ahead with giving us separate electricity bills?
Agency told me that I need to give my meter reading to the neighbours downstairs but their electricity bill is top-up. Any suggestions?
Best answer by Blastoise186
Updated on 25/03/25 by Abby_OVO
No worries, you’re most welcome.
When it comes to the neighbours and the sub-meter, I think the only solution for now is to try and come to some mutual arrangement with them about what to do until such time that you can get the supplies totally split from each other. We’re happy to try and advise if needed (can’t do legal advice though!) but I can’t think of any easy solutions otherwise.
If there’s more than three flats in the building, I would strongly recommend doing a conversion to a Building Network Operator setup, then using that to split up the individual flats into their own unique supplies. We’ve covered that before here, so I’ll give you those details too.
Your landlord would need to complete this process though - tenants shouldn’t be expected to do this. Please talk to your landlord before making changes to the supply and/or wiring setup.
If you’ve got any other questions, we’re all ears! :)
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