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Energy, water and waste for care groups

Care homes for the elderly or disabled count as residential accommodation for VAT, so their energy can be charged at 5% VAT with no Climate Change Levy (HMRC VAT Notice 701/19). For a care group, the next step is putting every home on one meter register and buying them together.

  • VAT and Climate Change Levy checked on every home
  • Homes you acquire moved onto the group contract
  • Electricity, gas, water and waste in one review

What we check

  • VAT and Climate Change Levy

    We check each home is charged 5% VAT and no levy where it qualifies, and help you complete the declaration where it is wrong.

  • A load that never stops

    Heating, hot water, laundry and kitchens run all day and night, so we compare unit rates on that pattern, not an office one.

  • Acquired homes

    A home bought last year often still sits on the previous owner's contract, or on out-of-contract rates. We find those first.

  • Water

    Laundry, bathing and kitchens make water a large bill. In England and Scotland a care home can choose its water retailer.

  • Waste

    General, recycling, food and clinical waste are often on separate contracts with separate end dates. We put them on one list.

  • Extensions and new homes

    New meters added during building work are easy to miss. We check every supply on the site is on a contract.

Run three or more homes?

We build one register of every meter across the group, line up the end dates as each contract expires, and tender the whole portfolio at once. New homes join the register the week you complete.

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How we are paid

At Business Savings Guru, we believe customers should understand how their energy broker is paid. Our commission is clearly disclosed on the energy contract you sign, so you know how BSG is remunerated before you commit. How broker fees work

Questions we are asked

Does a care home pay 5% VAT on energy?
Many do, because fuel and power used in residential accommodation such as a care home is a qualifying use for the reduced rate. It depends on how each building is used, so we check the bills and the declaration your supplier holds.
Can we change supplier in the middle of a contract?
Usually not without paying to leave early. We find each home's end date and notice period first, then arrange quotes so the new contract starts when the old one ends.
We have just bought another home. What should we check first?
Whether its energy is on a contract at all. After a change of owner the supply often moves onto out-of-contract or deemed rates, which are usually much higher. Send us the first bills.

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