The accidental landlord
Victoria Whitlock reconsiders her all-inclusive rent deals as her tenants' energy bills start to burn a hole in her pocket
26 February 2016
Was it a little rash of me, I wonder, to include energy bills in the rent on my four-bedroom flat as, since it’s turned chilly again, the tenants have cranked up the central heating at my expense. I made the rent all-inclusive because the rooms are let individually and tenants don’t want to bother sharing out the bills among themselves. Plus, it made the rent more attractive a year ago when properties were hard to let.
