Octopus Energy referral code for landlords and tenants

Whether you let out property or rent your home, energy is the bill that follows you from one address to the next — and most renters move far more often than homeowners. Switch to Octopus through a referral link and you both get £50 credit, which is a tidy welcome at a new place or a useful top-up between tenancies.

Whether you let out property or rent your home, energy is the bill that follows you from one address to the next — and most renters move far more often than homeowners. Switch to Octopus through a referral link and you both get £50 credit, which is a tidy welcome at a new place or a useful top-up between tenancies.

Why Octopus suits landlords and tenants

Renting changes the energy question in ways most supplier pages ignore. If you're a tenant who pays the energy bill directly, you have the legal right to choose your own supplier — you don't need your landlord's permission to switch, and your gas and electricity never get interrupted because it's only the billing that changes, not the pipes, wires or meter. That makes Octopus an easy, low-risk move: it's the UK's largest electricity supplier, used by roughly one in four households, a Which? Recommended Provider many years running, with an "Excellent" Trustpilot rating and 100% renewable electricity. For landlords, those same credentials are exactly what reassures incoming tenants, and Octopus is straightforward to set up on a property during a void period between lets so you're never caught out by a deemed-rate bill you didn't choose. And because the £50 referral credit is added automatically once your switch completes and your first Direct Debit clears — no form to chase — it works just as well whether you're setting up one flat or settling into a new rental yourself.

• Tenants who pay the bill directly can switch supplier without the landlord's say-so — and the £50 credit lands in your account, not theirs
• No exit fees on the standard tariff, so moving out mid-tenancy never costs you a penalty — and Octopus can carry your account and any credit to your next address
• Landlords can set Octopus up on a property between tenancies to avoid expensive deemed rates during void periods
• The supply is never cut off during a switch — same meter, same wires — and the whole thing is done in about 5 working days, protected by Ofgem and the Energy Switch Guarantee

The tariff tip

Renting often means you can't fit solar or a heat pump, so start on Flexible Octopus — no exit fees, so you're never locked in if you move mid-tenancy. If you drive an EV and can charge where you live, Intelligent Octopus Go offers some of the cheapest overnight rates around; landlords managing several properties on a business account should ask about the £75 business referral instead.

FAQs