Can anyone give me details of anyone who installs card meters for when you have renters in your property?

DJT - Telephone Number: 950-619-227
Mobile: 686-817-945.

They install pre-payment meters which accept card tokens which you or your key-holder can provide.
There is an initial installation charge which (last year)was approximately 100€ and then a further charge of 50€ per year for maintenance (immediate call-out and replacement of equipment if faulty)and this also provides you with 500€ of cards. The cards are used once only and then rendered useless so that if you lose them they have no monetary value to anyone other than an owner of a meter.

The advantages of this system over the "cash/coin" system is that the unit does not require emptying so therefore there are never any great amounts of cash involved, nor is there a security issue.

 

For a great alternative to the card meters look at www.paulfullard.com
They are programable dual slot meters with a very good spec. 

Thanks, I´ll pass it on

Now, I thought about this last year some time and decided against it. I know for one that if I was renting an apartment for a holiday and then found I had to pay for electricity, it would be a non starter and discarded. Of course, it the ad "forgets" to mention the fact electricity isn't included, that could open another can or worms! Remember the "good" old days at Butlins/ Pontins, et al when you had to take your stash of 50p's with you? That was left behind a long time ago.

Is the idea that rental rates will be cheaper as electric isn't supplied? Could still cqtch unwary punters out! It may be a consideration if you were only to add it to the air conditioning for example, but then you would need the provide fans as an alternative. At the end of the day, you have to set your rates to cover your costs and hope that guests don't abuse the situation too much. There are gadgets available that will switch off the air con for you if the room is empty for periods of time, I have one in my apartment.

On the other hand, if it is for long term renters it isn't such a bad idea. Too many stories on various forums of tenants not paying utilities, so better safe than sorry.

Just my opinion.

Mark

Hi Mark,

          This is for information only,it was taken from our web-site. We do not rent.. I tend to agree with you ,but some will not care and just leave every-thing on continuous. The point that you make about air-con is good,but with competition being strong ,prices are down. Keymare are sending out emails advertising that they rent furnished apartments

.                                           I have just read,the tenant from hell thread .

I did not realise that we both had a holiday at Swinderby.

Hi Ken

I know you don't rent, but I was asking the question to Phill. Did you know that Lee from MRI is also in the property rental business? Take a look at any of the big holiday sites and search Vera Playa. His name pops up all over the place as a contact on previous KM developments!!

There is another thread on another forum about holiday renters here, see which you think is worse!!

Swinderby was great back in '85  It is a real gut wrencher to see it now as the bulldozers move in .

Mark