Passing on the energy rebate

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Are there any landlords here who include all bills with their rent? If so, have you passed on the energy rebate to your tenants?

I’m not entirely sure I understand why landlords who pay the bills for the rental property themselves should pass the £400 on to their tenants if they aren’t actually paying for the bills.

Edit: I’ve since seen the most recent guidance on Guidance on the pass-through requirements for energy price support provided to intermediaries - GOV.UK which does not state you have to pass the rebate on in full if you have shielded your tenants from the energy price increase.

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As I understand it their is no legislation to enforce this yet.

However, to me it would simply mean I would take it into account when increasing tenants rent to offset the rise in energy. I would send them a breakdown which includes this amount or their share of it.

£400 will not go a long way in HMOs though.

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