No – tenants have a right to have a meter installed free of charge, unless it’s not practical or is unreasonably expensive to do this however they are not obliged to have a water meter fitted. An exception to this would be if the tenant moved into a property that already had a meter installed. Another exception might be if the property has been identified by the water authority as a possible high consumer of water, the water authority may insist a water meter is installed when the name on the account is changed e.g. when a tenant moves into the property

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