{"id":71430,"date":"2017-11-10T07:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/legal-costs-capped-for-those-who-cant-pay-energy-bills\/"},"modified":"2017-11-10T08:04:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T01:04:15","slug":"legal-costs-capped-for-those-who-cant-pay-energy-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/legal-costs-capped-for-those-who-cant-pay-energy-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal costs capped for those who can't pay energy bills"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCharges incurred by gas and electricity companies limited to \u00a3150 after Ofgem rules to protect improverished customersGas and electricity customers who have fallen so far behind with their payments that they are forced to have a prepayment meter, are to have their court and legal charges capped at \u00a3150 by the energy regulator. Ofgem said that energy suppliers typically bill customers \u00a3400 \u2013 but sometimes as much as \u00a3900 \u2013 to cover the costs they incur when they go to court to obtain permission to install a pre-payment meter. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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