A man who lives in a flat above a former pub with his partner and seven-month-old baby says he has had to pay for the entire building's electricity after the utility bills were not split. James Odieng, 53, moved into the property in Worksop during June last year, but over the last six months claims he has paid more than £2,000 in electricity bills.
James alleges that the utility bills were not separated for his flat and the rest of the building, which was not an issue at first as the building was empty. However, James says recent renovation works to transform the ground floor into two more residential units means he has been left with a hefty bill for electricity he has not been using.
In a bill seen by Nottinghamshire Live, James was asked to pay £1,056.13 for electricity between January 25 and February 21, 2023. The amount of electricity he was billed for was as much as nearly two full months of rent.
