Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 34984
Private Rented Housing: Energy
Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
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.
Answer
Matthew PennycookOfgem’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 curre...
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