I am posting this separately as landlords need to be aware that their liability is basically in the hands of the tenant & whether they chose to register or not.
I just received the below reply from Irish Water to my questions and concerns as a landlord.
It is very clear from this response that if the tenant does not register, the landlord will be liable BUT they are not accepting registration details on behalf of tenants from the landlord so it's really dependent on the tenant registering & paying
Landlords are going to be screwed on this. I wonder what percentage of tenants will actually register themselves??
'Thank you for your email regarding your rented property. The tenant needs to apply for the allowances themselves, the landlord can not do so on their behalf.
Once the tenant registers the account in their name they are liable for the payments and any unpaid bills they will be liable for.
You will receive notification during the month of October to inform you whether or not they have registered.
You the landlord will only be liable if they fail to register and fail to pay the bill.
As regards the sale of the property in the event of an unpaid bill, the amount due will stay with the tenant who is liable and not the property.'
I have replied to them seeking clarification on the last statement as I do not understand how the tenant will be liable on the sale of the property if they never registered in the first place!
This is a mess.
I just received the below reply from Irish Water to my questions and concerns as a landlord.
It is very clear from this response that if the tenant does not register, the landlord will be liable BUT they are not accepting registration details on behalf of tenants from the landlord so it's really dependent on the tenant registering & paying
Landlords are going to be screwed on this. I wonder what percentage of tenants will actually register themselves??
'Thank you for your email regarding your rented property. The tenant needs to apply for the allowances themselves, the landlord can not do so on their behalf.
Once the tenant registers the account in their name they are liable for the payments and any unpaid bills they will be liable for.
You will receive notification during the month of October to inform you whether or not they have registered.
You the landlord will only be liable if they fail to register and fail to pay the bill.
As regards the sale of the property in the event of an unpaid bill, the amount due will stay with the tenant who is liable and not the property.'
I have replied to them seeking clarification on the last statement as I do not understand how the tenant will be liable on the sale of the property if they never registered in the first place!
This is a mess.