Energy price rises are expected to put many people into fuel poverty, meaning they cannot afford to heat – or cool – their homes to an adequate temperature.
Energy firm E.on UK suggests one in eight households are currently struggling to pay their bills. It says that could rise to 40% by October when the new price cap kicks in.
Against this background, utility technology platform Muuvo are stressing the benefits of their platform to both home movers and agents.
Muuvo founder, Jamie Parks, said: “When using our platform, new home movers are initially set-up on the government price cap tariff with the current energy supplier to the property but they have an option of a fixed priced tariff with Rebel Energy.
“The fixed price option is completely optional and down to the individual consumer. It is ideal for anyone who wants the peace-of-mind of knowing that their payments will not increase in the next 12 months. Our assisted switch technology enables new movers to switch to a fixed tariff with no forms to fill via our new mobile app.”
He continued: “It’s more important now than ever to make sure that new home movers know who the current suppliers are to their new home, prior to moving in, as delays in registration can lead to large bills and may have a knock-on effect on future rental payments, should they fall behind on payments.”
“Muuvo simply shares the data retrieved by letting agents when assisting with council utility notifications. We share this important data with the home movers with the addition of contact numbers and website links in order to beat the supplier inbox queue and to set up their monthly direct debits.”
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Maybe they can answer this question as the major utility players are a disaster. It will be interesting to know what agents think happens ….. you are in for a shock!
Tenant leaves a property and stakes the pre-payment stick and card for the meters with debts on both meters.
New tenant with baby moves in, gas and electric meters are ‘Off’.
Q1: How does a new tenants set up an account with any utility supplier on a pre-payment stick/card meter?
Q2: How long does that take?
Q3: When does the new account become active?
Q4: How and how long does it take to get replacement meter stick and card?
Q5: What do they do for utility services until connected?
Q:6 Should they find the previous active stick and card, what happens if they put credit on that card and try and use it?
Q7: What do you think the common answer was from utility suppliers when it fell on Saturday of a bank holiday weekend?
Have a stab at answering and I will answer the facts tomorrow and consider yourself lucky you weren’t on the receiving end, the tenant was distraught.