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But in theory, if the bills are in the tenants' name, you could probably go back to the organisations and say 'it's not me'. Not sure what would happen if you do.
That's my thinking - if it's not your name on the utilities contract, or if the council have been suitably informed of the tenants names, then what responsibility do you have.
NotThamesWater
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Getting the money from the tenants would be hard as the deposit would have been handed back a while ago. You could just ask them for the money, but if they don't pony up, it's an expensive way to learn that you only hand the deposit back after everything is accounted for.
But in theory, if the bills are in the tenants' name, you could go back to the organisations and say 'it's not me'. Not sure what would happen if you do.