Connection question.

downwesht

I have recently bought the adjoining house next door.How difficult/expensive/practical would it be to connect the property to my meter as I plan not to use it for rental and therefore would avoid standing charges?My elderly parents will use it from time to time but it will be idle most of the time.

2011

This would not be a difficult exercise.
The problem that you may have is that the supply for your house may not have the capacity for two houses. However it may be possible to resolve this by not having instantenious showers, electric oven, electric hob etc. Use gas or oil instead. Modern LED lighting uses very little power. An "enhanced" single phase supply may also be something to consider.

meercat

Wouldn't be too difficult to do but a word of caution. You will leave yourself open to massive reconnection costs at a later date and will need certificates off a registered electrical contractor.

If circumstances change and you ever rent it out.
My advice would be to leave it alone.

solargain

Good advise. You might save a few bob now but the re-connection will cost you more in the long run

Zen65

meercat wrote: »

My advice would be to leave it alone.

If you plan to leave it as a stand-alone house then I would suggest not disconnecting the meter to save a small amount of money.

If you plan to fully integrate the house into yours (breaking through the adjoining walls in one or two locations) then sure - disconnect the water, electricity gas etc to save on standing charges.