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Every month, you pay a fixed amount for heating costs with the rent. These charges are paid a month in advance. At the end of the year, Woonpunt settles your actual energy consumption with the advance payment that you made. If the actual costs are lower, you will receive a (partial) refund. If the annual costs are higher than the advance payment made, you will need to pay the extra costs and the advance payment may also need to be adjusted.
If you have your own central heating boiler, gas meter, and electricity meter in your accommodation, you settle all costs directly with the energy company of your choice. You do not have to pay heating charges to Woonpunt.
If you do not have your own central heating boiler or gas meter in your meter cupboard, then the heat you use comes from a communal boiler. This is a heating installation for everyone in the complex or building where you live. In many cases, the radiators in the accommodation are fitted with energy meters to ensure that everyone pays for their own consumption. Ista Nederland takes the meter readings and settles the heating costs with you. If you do not have any energy meters from Ista, you will receive a statement from Woonpunt.
If you terminate your rental agreement or move to new accommodation, the advance payments and actual consumption for the months that you rented from us will still have to be settled. This is not done immediately after you terminate your rental agreement but only once a year.
This may mean that you terminate your agreement in February but do not receive the statement until prior to 1 July the following year. This may cause inconvenience if you need to pay extra so remember to take this into account beforehand.
With effect from 1 March 2022, we will be increasing the advance payments for gas. We are doing this so that you are not surprised by high heating charges next year. Woonpunt will be sending a letter to all tenants to whom this applies.
With a few small adjustments, you can also save on your energy consumption. Check out the heating tips on the website of Milieu Centraal. https://www.milieucentraal.nl/energie-besparen/duurzaam-verwarmen-en-koelen/bespaartips-verwarming/
Woonpunt is working hard to make its homes more sustainable and to insulate them. Unfortunately, this does not happen all at once for all of our homes. We are currently speeding up the insulation of the cavities of hundreds of family homes with a low energy label.
Please contact Woonpunt's debt collection team immediately on 088 - 050 60 70. Together we will find a solution.
We do not expect this to be necessary. The new advance is partly based on the average price increase of heating costs, with consumption remaining the same and a mild winter. If this turns out differently, your actual consumption could still be higher.
Would you prefer to increase your advance more? Please send us a message by mail or email to info@woonpunt.nl and include the advance amount you would like to pay.
Gas prices have gone up a lot recently. Everyone will notice this, we have no influence on this. We want to prevent you from being surprised by a high energy bill at the end of the year. That is why we are increasing the advance payment for the heating costs. To ensure that your monthly costs do not rise too much, we have opted for a limited increase in your advance. Your actual heating costs may be higher, depending on the expected increase in energy costs and how severe the winter of 2022 will be.
A radiator meter accurately records the heat output per radiator. The measurement system is a so-called ratio system. The meter readings indicate how much heat the residents have consumed in relation to each other and the total. This allows the total energy costs of the entire housing complex to be paid fairly by all residents.
All meter readings (units) of all homes in a residential complex are added together. Of the total fuel costs, the majority are generally settled as variable costs. The share of these costs is thus related to the individual consumption of the residents. The remaining part of the total fuel costs is called the fixed costs; these are usually divided by floor space. The variable costs are divided by the total number of registered consumption units of the entire housing complex. This creates a price per unit. This price is multiplied by the total number of units per dwelling. This creates the consumption-based share of heating costs per resident.
Radiometers can, under certain circumstances, also register heat emission when the heating is not on. This phenomenon can occur with:
The radiator is heated by solar heat and takes on a temperature that is higher than or equal to the ambient temperature. If, for example, a window is opened in this situation, the ambient air cools faster than the radiator.
Hot tap water rises in the vertical return pipe, heating the radiator. The radiator pipe transfers heat to the radiator that is turned off, causing it to heat up.
In these situations, the radiator temperature will be higher than the ambient temperature. This is particularly common with small radiators.
An electronic radiator meter recognizes the difference in radiator and ambient temperature and, according to the standard applicable to this meter, will start counting. This is a matter of a few units, because in both situations the radiator emits only small amounts of heat. However, the radiator meter does not recognize the cause of the temperature difference. This fact is also taken into account in the standard.
This phenomenon occurs in the entire building, so the consumption ratios between them remain the same. In the entire housing complex, a number of units more are registered as a result. As there is no additional fuel consumption, the price per unit will drop. The consequence per resident in the settlement will therefore be zero.
Look for more information on the website of Ista.
Woonpunt keeps the costs for tenants as low as possible. We charge actual heating costs and standing charges to tenants. Tenants also pay minimal administration costs.
Woonpunt does not include this in the heating costs. The tenant already pays for the electricity for the elevators, lighting and fans in the complex through the service costs. This also includes the electricity for the heating system.
No. Woonpunt does not charge overhead in heating costs.
No. Woonpunt does not charge for depreciation of the facilities.
No. Woonpunt does not charge for maintenance of the facilities.
Woonpunt has had GigaJoule meters installed in complexes with a collective heating system. We have also installed radiator meters in the apartments. This allows us to calculate the actual consumption per complex and per apartment more accurately than before, so that tenants actually pay for the energy they use.
In most homes, consumption is measured by meters on the radiators. These radiator meters ensure that each tenant pays what they consume in heat. In addition, a portion of the building's total heating costs are divided proportionally among the homes. This is in part for heat loss from the pipes.
You can contact Ista. They can check this for you and correct it if necessary.
Woonpunt aims to determine your own consumption as accurately as possible. This is usually done by means of meters on the radiators. These measure what you use. Your own consumption, in addition to the fixed costs, is settled directly with you.
Ista has listed the most important questions and answers on its own website. Is your question not listed there? Then you can ask it to them using the response form on their website.
Woonpunt aims to send this statement to tenants by 1 July of the new year.This date applies to rented housing. Other terms may apply for business premises and similar accommodation.
If a building also contains owners other than Woonpunt, an Owners’ Association (Vereniging van Eigenaren, VvE) will be set up. All owners share the joint costs of the building. Every year, the Owners’ Association determines what these costs are based on the bills received. In turn, Woonpunt passes on its share of the costs to its tenants. The costs are divided fairly so that each tenant contributes the same amount. In addition, you also pay costs for the heating you use in your own accommodation. These costs are calculated based on the meters fitted to your radiators.
Yes, you can. Please contact Woonpunt to make an appointment at our office on Leidenlaan in Maastricht.
This is only possible for heating charges. If you receive statements from Woonpunt, please contact us by sending an e-mail to info@woonpunt.nl or by calling 088 - 050 60 70. If you receive statements from Ista, please arrange this with Ista.
It is not possible to change the advance amount you pay for service charges. This amount is calculated on the basis of actual costs in previous years.