Paying extra energy bill

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

If your contract is inclusive of energy costs and your landlord has incurred extra energy costs, then it's reasonable to pass them on to the hirer.  It is also reasonable that evidence be provided to support the landlord's claim.  Try speaking to the Huurcommissie; this link will take you to their contact details on their website.

I hope this helps.

Cynic

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I doubt the landlord is trying to con you as energy prices across Europe have increased to silly amounts if your contract is inclusive.

@Cynic thanks for the reply. I will talk to the landlord again before bringing it to next step.

@SimCityAT understood. Just want to clarify as I have been seeking help from the neighbours and their advice was to contact the landlord and get the proof. Thanks for your reply 🙂

A few practical steps that usually help in NL shared-housing energy disputes:

1) Get the evidence in one place. Photos of meter readings (with dates), the landlord’s or provider’s invoice/breakdown, and a short note of who paid which advances. Without readings + dates, “extra” is hard to verify.

2) Check the contract language: is energy included, a monthly voorschot (advance), or annual settlement against actual usage? Advances aren’t automatically “extra rent” — they’re often reconciled later — but the contract (and any house rules) decide the path.

3) If you share meters with housemates, agree a simple written split of the settlement (who lived there which months, who paid advances) before money moves. Keep it boring and dated.

4) For serious landlord disputes on service costs / utilities in NL, Huurcommissie / juridisch loket paths exist depending on rental type — worth checking whether your situation qualifies before escalating.

I’m not a lawyer — just process notes that save people from arguing without numbers.