The start of the year always means there’s a large number of students looking to move into their first student property who will have no idea what a utilities service provider is. This article will help explain. 

A utility supplier is the company that is providing the electricity, gas or water to the student property.

For the supply to continue it’s important that when you move into your new home you will need to contact the utility suppliers directly and tell them that you are the new tenants.

It’s likely that the utility providers will ask for meter readings which will help them determine how much gas, water and electricity you have used since moving into the property.

Find cheap student gas bills

There are various ways to find cheap student gas bills, as well as for electricity and water, and they include using online comparison websites, contacting utility providers directly or utilising the service from Glide taking away the headache and hassle of sorting bills.

That’s because the Glide system will collect money from each student tenant every month to pay for their utilities as well as the TV licence.

This is also a big help for those students who hate asking fellow housemates for their share of the bills or allocating responsibility of the bill to each other. The non-payment of a utility bill can be a serious issue because this will be recorded on the tenants’ credit history – regardless of whether they paid their share of the bill or not.

By using Glide, sharing household bills means that you are responsible for paying only your share and don’t have to worry about their housemates paying their bills as well.

Student broadband deals

While it’s not a utility, there will be a demand for excellent and cheap student broadband deals for you to enjoy their time at university and Glide can provide this as well.

Obviously, this provision will also be included in the monthly bill from Glide which will help student tenants budget more effectively since there will be no unexpected bills landing on their doormat.

This is particularly true should they be wanting to keep their home warm during a cold winter.

Also, another headache removed when switching to Glide is that the students will not have to shop around for the best utilities provider since Glide can offer the best possible student utility and broadband deals and take care of the supply once the tenants move into their new home.

For more help and advice about understanding what a utilities service provider is, then contact the friendly team at Glide.