who is responsible for re-connection charge?

[aaj4]

Hi everyone../.

I have just taken over a premises (renting), and literally just starting out.
The previous tenant of the shop run up a huge electricity bill and as a result had the supply disconnected. I have been given the number to contact the supplier to re-connect by the landlord, however, the company want over £80 to come out and re-connect it...

Who is responsible for this charge?... seems a bit unfair for me to have to pay this, surely when you rent a business the basics should be in place?..

Any ideas much appreciated..

Thanks

 

[kulture]

This is the kind of thing your solicitor should have sorted before you signed the lease. There are not rights when you sign a commercial lease. There is no such thing as "surely when you rent a business the basics should be in place". If its not in the lease then its your problem. Even if its in the lease it could still be your problem, depending on what the lease says.

You did use a solicitor didn't you???

 

[pen2670]

Hi everyone../.

I have just taken over a premises (renting), and literally just starting out.
The previous tenant of the shop run up a huge electricity bill and as a result had the supply disconnected. I have been given the number to contact the supplier to re-connect by the landlord, however, the company want over £80 to come out and re-connect it...

Who is responsible for this charge?... seems a bit unfair for me to have to pay this, surely when you rent a business the basics should be in place?..

Any ideas much appreciated..

Thanks

I'm afraid I'd expect to have to pay it if I were you. Commercial leases are very different to residential ones and pretty much anything not specifically stipulated in the lease as the landloards responsibility is yours...

 

[Talay]

I'd be knocking it off the lawyers fee if he missed that.

 

[kulture]

Unfortunately the OP has not returned. I suspect that they may not have used a solicitor on this one.

 

[Root 66 Woodshop]

over £80 - Wow that's not bad...

I'd pay that to be honest.

A good friend of mine has recently bought a hotel in the highlands (if anyone is interested in relatively cheap hotel with a high standard just let me know... it's on the Whisky trail for all you drinkers ) - She's just had to pay over £5000 to get reconnected due to the last tenant of the place... unfortunately she'd already signed the lease and agreed to pay all additional charges for such things.

We had a lovely time up there though despite there being no electricity - gorgeous views and the locals are extremely helpful and friendly, even brought over a generator to help out

Psst they have electricity now

 

[aaj4]

thanks for the replies..
all sorted now, electric back on and nobody had to pay anything!
Result!

 

[arcon5]

thanks for the replies..
all sorted now, electric back on and nobody had to pay anything!
Result!

Who covered the costs out of curiosity? I'm thinking the energy company may have absorbed the costs..