malcolminthemiddle wrote:For information, Thai landlords are required by law to charge electricity and water fees at the standard rates set by utility authorities.
Can anyone confirm the details of the Consumer Act regarding only charging the utility rates?
I know a small business owner who is paying 7 Baht a unit, and is not allowed to see the electricity meter. Apparently, twice as many UNITS are being used March 2024 as March 2023.
I want to suggest some positive actions, but when the business owner has questioned the bill before, they have been told pay up , or move out.
A year ago a new law came into place that applies to rent properties in Thailand. Named the Thai Rental Law, it affects rental properties that form part of a business. Any person who owns in excess of five rental properties is now classed as a business operator who has a contract controlled business. Landlords who have less than this magic number are not bound by these new regulations, so the following does not apply.
For those who do, there is a change in how utilities are charged, the deposit and the termination of the tenancy. Starting with the utilities, business operators are not allowed to charge to their tenants an inflated price for the utilities. A practice that is commonly used as a way for the business operator to generate an additional income.
It is now very easy to pay the electricity bill at home using your telephone (if you have a Thai bank account)! All electricity bills now contain a square QR.
What do you do if you know that, for example, the last month's electricity bill is incorrect and in this case too low compared to previous months and consumption? Go to PEA and demand and pay more or will it be corrected at the next settlement?
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HarryVardon wrote:It is now very easy to pay the electricity bill at home using your telephone (if you have a Thai bank account)! All electricity bills now contain a square QR.
Exactly how do you do this?
Is there something about being the home owner?
The girl at PEA basically told me as a room renter in a Condo that I could pay at the office of the condo but that would be it
HarryVardon wrote:It is now very easy to pay the electricity bill at home using your telephone (if you have a Thai bank account)! All electricity bills now contain a square QR.
Exactly how do you do this?
Is there something about being the home owner?
The girl at PEA basically told me as a room renter in a Condo that I could pay at the office of the condo but that would be it
How do you do it?
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How have you been paying up till now, or is this a new property?
HarryVardon wrote:It is now very easy to pay the electricity bill at home using your telephone (if you have a Thai bank account)! All electricity bills now contain a square QR.
Exactly how do you do this?
Is there something about being the home owner?
The girl at PEA basically told me as a room renter in a Condo that I could pay at the office of the condo but that would be it
How do you do it?
Sent from my M2007J20CG using Tapatalk
How have you been paying up till now, or is this a new property?
At PEA office
Not new, I've been in this room for 3 years
I'm quite familiar with scanning a qr code that's outside of my phone (eg on TV or a poster)
But how do you scan a code that already on your phone screen?
I specifically asked the girl at PEA how to do it myself? She said I couldn't!
For my house (owned) I signed something with PEA and they take the money by direct debit every month, costs 10 Baht extra each time. Worth it to be able to forget it/not remember to do it.
Pagey wrote:
You take a screen shot, open your banking app, press scan and the option comes up of opening your gallery, open and select your screen shot.
Thank you very much
I'll give it a go next month as I paid today in PEA office
Strange that she didn't tell me to do that she kept referring to 'home owner'???
Your Thai Bank App has a scan function. You scan the code with that and a screen appears showing who the payment is for and how much it is. You just have to confirm payment. With the Kasikorn App, after starting it and before logging in there are 5 options at the bottom of the screen (Home, K+ market, Banking, Scan/MYQR and More). Press the scan option and proceed from there. I assume Apps from other banks work the same way.
