Scrutinize your 2023 Service Charge Statement accurately to guarantee the correct billing.
Hey there! Got your eyes on that ancillary cost statement for 2023, huh? Been looking it over yet? You might wanna double-check it, 'cause you could be eligible for some sweet relief from those energy price caps.
Wondering if your landlord's been honest about passing on the savings? A deep dive into your heating and operating cost statement for 2023 should clear things up. Trust me, not many statements out there are actually spelling out the relief as intended. Only then will renters know whether their energy prices were above the relief threshold and if the relief they deserve has been correctly applied. Consumer protection groups are sharing some handy tips to help spot the details.
Take a peek at the operating cost statement under the "Lighting" section to see if your landlord's said squat about the electricity price cap. Same goes for the heating cost statement under the "Operating electricity consumption of the heating system" section. In that heating cost statement, they should've mentioned some sweet relief goodies under the Energy Price Cap Gas Act (EWPBG).
Sample letter from the Consumer Centre
If your landlord ain't played by the rules, tenants need to demand access to the relevant documents and inspect 'em accordingly. The Consumer Centre Brandenburg has crafted a sample letter for contesting that invoice and requesting document access. It's all up on their website.
The price caps were meant to give us some breathing room during the energy crisis, as electricity and gas were sky-high. Work prices that surpassed the 40 cents/kWh for electricity, 12 cents/kWh for gas, and 9.5 cents/kWh for heating deliveries were government-subsidized in 2023. Consumers should've never paid energy prices higher than those thresholds. Landlords were bound to pass the reliefs to their tenants.
