Tenant wants to change electric supplier

[mark71]

Just had a new tenant move in today and I went to get the final meter reading to pay the ESB.

The tenant informed me he is with Bord Gas and wishes to stay with them.

After my final bill is paid to the ESB with the account switched to the tenant's name is it down to me to switch to his preferred supplier in his name? Or can he do it himself?

 

[pudds]

google through this up from AAM

s the account in the landlords or the tenants name.

If it's in the landlords name, they would need permission from the landlord, but if it's in the tenants name, it is up to them who they get their services from, and really it's none of the landlords business.

They should have let you know out of courtesy, though.

 

[mark71]

Cheers for that. Once a tenant moves out I put the account back in my name . Then the day the next moves in I change it to the new name and pay up to the reading of the day.