British Gas Warrant Notification

[Topox]

I am in the process of buying a business. The current owner (the seller) has allowed me to begin trading at the business until the paperwork has been complete. I have been there for a month and the lease is nearly complete

 

A company named Face 2 Face (authorized officers of British Gas) have issued me with a warrant notification stating they will be applying for a warrant to enter the business and disconnecting the supply. They have given me details on where the court is etc and the time of hearing.

 

Is there any way I can stop this from happening? I'm currently in the business, waiting for the lease to be finalized. The current owner owes British Gas money but I will be the new owner of the business soon.

 

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

[dx100uk]

you need to have taken a reading when you started ...did you?

 

have you spoken to BGB about this yet?

 

F2F don't mess around either.

 

dx

[Topox]

I have taken a meter reading and have also spoke to BG. Since the current owner owes a lot of money they have requested I send them a copy of the lease and they can do a change of tenancy and create a new account for myself. I told them that the lease is still in the process of being finalized.

[dx100uk]

is BGB aware F2F have called at the business?

 

have you told them?

 

dx

[Topox]

Yes, they are aware. BG have asked me to send the lease via email to them, I told them that I am in the middle of acquiring the lease for the business and would be unable to provide it before F2F go to apply for the warrant which is on the 22nd.

[ploddertom]

Moved to the Utilities Forum where you should get more responses.

[nottslad]

Have you got a licence to occupy from the current owner in lieu of the tenancy agreement/lease?

 

Or have you been receiving any other bills for the property? Perhaps that would suffice BG's need for documentation