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commercial property prepaid sub-metering Vrs life safety services.

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Does anybody know the rules on sub-metering via prepaid meters feeding commercial customers that have safety services installed. For example if I have a DNO supply coming into commercial building A but from building A it feeds into commercial building B. They are different landlords and building A wants to install a prepaid arrangement as bills are not being paid. Now if building B has a safety service in the form of for evac lifts or smoke vent etc what are the rules on installing a prepaid metering online system. Is it allowed, the system can be toped up online and a direct debiting system can be implemented so it is always topped up. I would presume so as like in a normal building if you don’t pay your bill you’ll get cut off.  

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    I'm afraid I wont be much help with definitive answers - your lawyer might be a good place to start.....I wonder what contractual agreements are in place between the two landlords - surely there must be something that'll surely include paying for their power? Access to essential services - what rights do building B have to enter Building As property and switch room to access the source of their electricity supply?


    ......but if building B was electrically separate from Building A (Which I assume it is- other than Building A being the source of supply?) and the fire alarm systems are separate? Other than perhaps a comms link or output from or to each panel? Then if the bills are not being paid - send an engineer down to the switch room and turn the power off at a time of low building occupancy - such as on a Sunday perhaps?


    Maybe the landlords will get the message. Or perhaps organise scheduled maintenance on the main switch gear without informing building B - there may be legal ramifications though. 


    I think the Lawyers are the place to start here.


    Edit - (I see Mapj1 beat me to it with the liability angle.............)


    Kind Regards

    Tatty
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    I'm afraid I wont be much help with definitive answers - your lawyer might be a good place to start.....I wonder what contractual agreements are in place between the two landlords - surely there must be something that'll surely include paying for their power? Access to essential services - what rights do building B have to enter Building As property and switch room to access the source of their electricity supply?


    ......but if building B was electrically separate from Building A (Which I assume it is- other than Building A being the source of supply?) and the fire alarm systems are separate? Other than perhaps a comms link or output from or to each panel? Then if the bills are not being paid - send an engineer down to the switch room and turn the power off at a time of low building occupancy - such as on a Sunday perhaps?


    Maybe the landlords will get the message. Or perhaps organise scheduled maintenance on the main switch gear without informing building B - there may be legal ramifications though. 


    I think the Lawyers are the place to start here.


    Edit - (I see Mapj1 beat me to it with the liability angle.............)


    Kind Regards

    Tatty
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