Private Rented Housing: Energy
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether measures are in place to prevent private landlords from inflating the cost of electricity when reselling it to tenants.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
Ofgem’s Maximum Resale Price Guidance protects tenants from being charged inflated electricity costs by their landlord. It sets a maximum price that can be charged for electricity and gas which has already been bought from an authorised supplier.
The current maximum resale price is set at the same price as paid by the person reselling, including any discounts.
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