Tenants' electricity contract policy when charging an electric car - a helping hand

As a property owner, you may face questions from tenants who want to sign their own electricity contracts for electric car charging. With the right policy, you create clarity and prevent conflicts, while increasing the attractiveness of the property.

New rules may be coming

Should your tenants be able to install charging points at their own expense? Or do you, as a property owner, want to direct the investments in your property. To avoid being left unanswered when the questions come, it's smart to be proactive.

Three simple principles for your policy

1. Transparency First
   Think about how you want it, and then be clear about what applies right from the start. Many conflicts arise due to ambiguities.

2. Technology that unites
   One possibility is to let tenants have separate electricity contracts. Use smart charging technology that can optimize charging regardless of which energy supplier the property has a contract with.

2. Value-creating focus
   See the wishes of tenants as an opportunity to increase the value of the property rather than a problem to solve. A well thought out electric car charging policy is not about saying no -- it's about saying yes the right way.

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