Electricity bills in a shared building

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Fluffernutter

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    In a large building where four separate small businesses rent office space, how is the electricity bill for each business normally calculated? Who pays for the communal lighting and heating on the stairways and landings?
     
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    kulture

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    hikiwari said:
    Normally each floor would have it's own meter with an additional meter called Landlord's Supply which would cover common areas and lift etc. and be charged back in your service charge
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    This would be the reasonable and sensible way to do it. But some lazy landlords may just have one meter and divide the bill by 4 plus a bit.

    The other question is how much per KWh can the landlord charge over the rate at which they are charged.
     
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    NickGrogan

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    hikiwari said:
    Normally each floor would have it's own meter with an additional meter called Landlord's Supply which would cover common areas and lift etc. and be charged back in your service charge
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    This is how it should be.

    kulture said:
    This would be the reasonable and sensible way to do it. But some lazy landlords may just have one meter and divide the bill by 4 plus a bit.

    The other question is how much per KWh can the landlord charge over the rate at which they are charged.
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    This is frequently how it is.

    What does the lease say?
     
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