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Do tenants pay rates and water charges?
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10-07-2013 10:20pm#1Here is another section to this RAS contract, this is news to me
The tenant agrees with the landlord:
To pay all rates and water charges (if any) and refuse charges (if any) relating to the property including any which are imposed after the date of this agreement.
^ hold on! - i thought it was the LL responsibility to pay the household charge and the upcoming water rates? , since i am not the homeowner and jut renting how is it my responsibility to pay these charges?0
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Richard Dower wrote: »Here is another section to this RAS contract, this is news to me
The tenant agrees with the landlord:
To pay all rates and water charges (if any) and refuse charges (if any) relating to the property including any which are imposed after the date of this agreement.
^ hold on! - i thought it was the LL responsibility to pay the household charge and the upcoming water rates? , since i am not the homeowner and jut renting how is it my responsibility to pay these charges?
I would imagine because you are using the water. Seems fair enough to me.
Property tax is a different issue, and completely the landlords responsibility. This is written into the legislation.0 -
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Richard Dower wrote: »My point is, since i am not the homeowner he should be paying not me, gas and electricity are different....unless water is now considered a utility like gas and electricity.
I thought water came under the same designation as the household charge.
No its soon to be a metered utility its been news for the last few years ,
All houses are getting ,meters unless you live in an apartment where you will pay differently
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Richard Dower wrote: »feks sake!....no hour long showers, i love me showers.......:(
You can still have your long showers just expect your wallet to be a little lighter
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No more than they are responsible for installing energy saving lightbulbs...
As far as I know there will be a certain allowance each month before you start getting charged, presumable to cover the basics such as showers and toilets (with reasonable usage).
I thought the low evergy bulbs were apart of the BER rating
[i feel like i'm in school......]0 -
Richard Dower wrote: »I thought the low evergy bulbs were apart of the BER rating
[i feel like i'm in school......]
If they are installed yes, tell me if a bulb blows do you ring the landlord?0 -
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Richard Dower wrote: »no...but shirley when you move in they should be preinstalled....
If the BER is calculated with them installed yes I agree, but the BER is calculated based on what is installed at the time of the inspection0 -
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Richard Dower wrote: »no...but shirley when you move in they should be preinstalled....
Im not aware of any legislation saying that a landlord is obliged to provide energy saving lightbulbs at the commencement of a tenancy (I might be wrong about that but its not something I have ever come across).0 -
Is this a lease issued by the landlord or the council?
Note that there are no rates on residential property and Local Property Tax is not the same as rates.Richard Dower wrote: »To pay all rates ... relating to the property including any which are imposed after the date of this agreement.
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You mean the ones with a brick in the cisternRichard Dower wrote: »is the LL then responsible for installing these new toilets which use much less water? 0 -
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