{"id":1243,"date":"2012-02-20T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T12:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2012-02-20T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T12:36:12","slug":"government-may-review-controversial-water-management-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/government-may-review-controversial-water-management-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Government May Review Controversial Water Management Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Controversial Water Act Could Leave Landlords High and Dry<\/p><\/div>The British Property Federation (BPF) handed a\u00a0small peice\u00a0of good news to UK landlords who may have been struggling to make ends meet, after it was revealed that the UK coalition government may review imposing powers forcing landlords to share information on changes of tenancy with water companies, as well as making them liable for a defaulting tenant\u2019s debts.<\/p>\n

The failure of tenants to pay water bills for the property they are renting costs landlords and other home owning customers around \u00a315 extra per year.<\/p>\n

The new Flood and Water Management Act would mean that the government could make landlords and property owners pay water and sewerage bills if specified details of tenant occupiers are not forwarded to the relevant utility company departments.<\/p>\n

Ian Fletcher, director of policy at the British Property Federation, explained: “Government policy in other areas is pushing for personal responsibility and the same should apply here that landlords should not be held liable for their tenants’ debts, which is simply unfair. We therefore welcome this review and agree that water companies could do more to limit bad debts. Landlords already provide a lot of information voluntarily, though this could be much easier and transparent with the right systems in place\u201d.<\/p>\n

Legal 4 Landlords<\/a> advise all UK landlords to inform all utility companies (Gas, Electricity and Water) at the start and end of every tenancy as normal practice for all tenancies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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