{"id":706,"date":"2019-01-12T18:23:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T18:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visionutilities.co.uk\/wp\/?p=706"},"modified":"2022-07-06T16:06:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:06:26","slug":"how-many-brokers-can-i-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visionutilities.co.uk\/wp\/how-many-brokers-can-i-use\/","title":{"rendered":"How many energy brokers can I use?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Businesses are often unsure about how many brokers they can use.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In reality, you can use as many as you want, although the more that you involve, the more time you typically have to put in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Using 2 or 3 is a good number, as it shouldn&#8217;t take up too much of your time, but you at least ensure there&#8217;s some competition to win your business.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A broker can prevent you from getting quotes from elsewhere however if you sign an exclusivity agreement with them, as this grants them sole authority to negotiate contracts on your behalf.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We have a separate blog post about exclusivity agreements, and why they&#8217;re problematic, which you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionutilities.co.uk\/wp\/blog\/what-is-an-exclusivity-agreement\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In most cases you should be free to use more than one broker, but you should check before you sign a Letter of Authority that it doesn\u2019t restrict your ability to obtain quotes from more than one source.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>For more information, please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visionutilities.co.uk\/wp\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Photograph Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/question-mark-why-problem-solution-2123967\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pixabay.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Businesses are often unsure about how many brokers they can use. 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