On 16 Apr, 22:30, Frank wrote:
On 16 Apr 2007 12:49:16 -0700, "Martin Warby"
wrote:



Are there any other possible options? I do not want to go to the
expense of having a second mains supply installed for the first floor
flat by the supply co just yet. However, I may well decide to, in a
year or two, if (a) or (b) above proves problematic/inconvenient for
any reason.

Thank you,

Frank.

well as Colin points out neither A or B is really suitable as it
places a lot of responsability on the ground floor.You could install
your own meter in the ground floor flat,you pay the bill for this,you
then install 1 extra meter for downstairs and 1 for upstairs,you
collect money/sell tokens and then pay the bill.I'm sure there ae also
rules about how much you could charge for electricity when you are
reselling it,

Personally I would think the only long term solution is two supplies
one for each flat each with thier own 'proper' meter

Martin

Thanks for your comments. I agree that a second mains supply is the
best long-term solution. I plan to pay out for that when finances
permit - perhaps next year.

In the meantime, I need to decide on the next-best alternative setup.
I will probably be living in the first floor flat myself, with a
tenant in the ground floor flat, in coming months.

I don't know the actual cost of getting a second mains supply
installed; does anyone here have any idea? I'm guessing it won't be
cheap (£500-ish+?). Modifying the existing wiring, on the other hand,
(e.g, installing coin or card meters) is easy to do.

Frank

The easiest temporary solution would be to rent the other flat with
elctricity charges included in the rent and just pay the whole bill
yourself.

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