While this article is geared to offering advice about what you need to know when sharing student gas bills, it is also helpful to understand other utilities including electricity and broadband.
When you move into your shared house excitement levels are probably at an all time high, it goes without saying. This means it’s easy forget that the utilities need sorting.
You will also need to decide whose name is going on the bill for the gas to be connected and whoever is chosen needs to appreciate that they have a legal responsibility.
This responsibility is to ensure that the gas bill is paid in full and on time. Missed payments will lead in the supply being cut off which is the last thing you want.
While this may not appear to be a serious situation in summer months, imagine being in a cold British winter living in a shared student house without gas central heating. It doesn’t bear thinking about.
So, each housemate needs to be aware that they should be contributing to the gas bill every month, regardless of whether the bill lands monthly or quarterly. It still needs to be paid.
The gas bill is just one of the utilities a student must pay since they will also need connection to electricity and water.
Great way to meet your utilities bill
One way to sort your utilities bill is to sign up with Glide who are the go to company for student utilities including gas, electricity and water, where your bill will be combined into one even bill, split equally between housemates.
While some shared student houses will have one student name on each bill, or they may decide to put every name on each bill, with Glide it’s a different situation.
Instead of paying the utility directly, the students will be paying Glide and are responsible for paying their share so if someone decides they cannot or will not pay then it’s their responsibility and not yours.
In addition, Glide have access to some of the best student utility offerings and can arrange connection so students will also know how much their bills will cost every month without being hit with massive, unexpected heating bills.
This is the risk you run when moving into a shared student property and in a cold winter having the heating turned up could lead to a hefty heating bill which also has the potential for students to fall out. Knowing what your bills will cost beforehand will be a great help.
The great news is, if you under use on your energy, you’ll receive a refund at the end of your tenancy.
Quality business utility services offering
There’s also no doubt that in recent years, all-inclusive student landlord bills have grown in popularity to help student tenants budget effectively and the Glide service is also available to agents and landlords looking for a quality business utility services offering.
Essentially, Glide will provide the utilities to the student house, deal with the students directly without the landlord having to worry about whether the students are paying the electricity bill and they also get the opportunity of offering what is an all-inclusive rent.
This ability of budgeting effectively helps students which is why all-inclusive rents are popular.
In addition, another big need for students today is to a enjoy property with access to fast broadband. Glide can arrange this on behalf of the landlord also.
The broadband offering from Glide will see a quality internet connection being delivered with fast speeds and no dip at busy times; there’s also a 24/7 customer help centre should there be any issues.
Students moving into a shared property
There are also other bills that need to be paid that many students moving into a shared property may not be aware of beforehand, for example, they will need a water connection so they can have showers and flush the loo and they also need a valid TV licence.
These all cost money but with Glide it is possible to budget effectively since you know what the bills will cost throughout your stay in the shared house and know how much you have for buying textbooks and entertaining yourself while enjoying a quality university student experience.
The Glide offering effectively removes a number of headaches that come with sharing a student property and one of them is the potential for arguing over bills and the issues over who owes what is removed because each student will pay separately for their Glide bill.
It is this ability to pay bills and maintain the connection of the utilities which will be appreciated because non-payment of a utility bill could see the service being disconnected and create a risk to your credit standing which may cause problems in future should you, for example, want to enjoy a car loan or even a mortgage.
When it comes to what you need to know when sharing student gas bills, and even electric and broadband bills, then it will pay to spend time speaking with the friendly Glide team who can arrange connection and send a bill for everything every month.
Want to know more about how Glide can make your shared Life easy? Find out more at glide.co.uk or give them a call on 0333 666 5555.