Property changes or vacancy may alter a supply point’s use, contracting party and consumption. The meter alone does not show who is responsible for supply and contractual administration. Handover and contract status must be documented together.
Even an unused building may need energy, for example for frost protection or technical systems. Zero consumption must therefore not be assumed. Equally, a sale or move-out does not automatically create the same termination right under every existing contract.
AT A GLANCE
HandoverDate and readings
Make responsibilityParties and contracts
ForecastRecord changed demand
NeoBid’s own overview.
PROPERTY PRACTICE
What does this mean for your portfolio?
Prepare handover records with date, meter readings, photographs, market location, meter number and responsible parties. Coordinate deregistration, new supply and remaining systems in good time. Changes must also feed into the procurement volume forecast. For electricity, do not rely on retrospectively correcting a missed supplier switch.
An example.
Our own practical example: after an office tenant leaves, ventilation and frost protection remain operational. Before handover, management clarifies which supply point serves these systems and who manages ongoing contracts.
The example does not establish an automatic payment obligation for a particular party. Possession, use and contractual relationships must be assessed.
WHAT MATTERS
Three questions for your portfolio.
01
Who takes over each supply point, and from which date?
02
Are readings, IDs and ongoing contracts documented?
03
Which residual consumption still requires supply?
Make the distinction clear ↗
A switched-off meter, an empty property and a terminated contract are three different situations. None should be inferred from another without checking.
Sources reviewed: 18 September 2026 · Editorial team: NeoBid
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