Void energy management for social landlords
Wish you could streamline the energy turnover in void properties? Make sure all your utilities are in place for the big move? Leave the heavy lifting to us. We’re proud to be the UK’s #1 choice for void energy management services since 2006, helping over 25% of the social housing sector.
Void energy: For social landlords, our team will power up empty homes quickly, resolving energy issues and notifying all utilities of tenancy changes. For tenants or residents, we’ll help with power problems, energy advice and support.
Our innovative platform, Energise, links with suppliers and industry data providers so you don’t have to. See us as your energy assistant, helping you get switched on quicker.
About Energy Angels, the Void Energy Specialists
Our 30+ strong team exists to empower social landlords with seamless property turnovers and help tenants avoid energy hangovers from previous owners. We’re not the silver bullet to the housing crisis – you are. We’re just the energy assistant giving you one less thing to think about.
From our base in Wolverhampton, we work with social landlords across England, Scotland and Wales – managing energy supplies for over 1.4 million homes. We save our partners around £15 million every year through lower energy costs, reduced workload, consolidated energy billing and free isolator switches.
The range of energy challenges in social housing is vast ansd void energy periods is just one of them, but our dedicated team has experienced every power-off situation there can be. Their skills, combined with our unique technology platform, ensures results every time.
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Energy Angels are here to help!
If you’re a social landlord, tenant or resident, we can support you through void energy issues – saving time and money on bills and turnovers, and so much more.