Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 34983

Rented Housing: Utilities

Tabled: 3 March 2025

Answered: 20 March 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to (a) issue guidance and (b) strengthen regulations to ensure that landlords provide (i) transparent and (ii) fair billing when reselling utilities

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Measures are already in place to protect tenants from landlords passing on inflated utility bills. Where tenants pay their landlord for their water, rather than paying a water company directly, they are protected by Ofwat’s guidelines on water resale. Thi...

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