Share the responsibility
There are different ways of going about setting your bills up. You can sometimes find one housemate who’s confident enough and willing to set up and deal with multiple utility suppliers.
However, it’s best to share the responsibility. If you’re the main bill-payer, each housemate could create a standing order to pay one monthly utility bill from their bank account to yours – but this strategy comes with some downsides. As you’ll be relying on housemates to pay you their share, if they don’t pay you, or they don’t transfer you the money on time, you could find yourself constantly chasing them.
Alternatively, you can open a joint account between all of you. But this means you’ll risk all your housemates’ credit scores, and if one person doesn’t pay, it can have dire consequences for the entire house!
There must be a simpler and more straightforward way to do things…