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Can a landlord prevent a tenant having a water meter fitted?
Read more: Can a landlord prevent a tenant having a water meter fitted?If the tenancy is a fixed term tenancy for a term of six months or more – No Under Section 11 of the Water Industry Act 1999 (adding Section 209A to the Water Industry Act 1991) a landlord cannot prevent the installation or connection of a meter for use in determining the charges which may be fixed in relation to water supplied to the premises comprised in the tenancy and cannot require any consent to be obtained in relation to such installation or connection. Under Regulations made by the Secretary of State for the Environment, there are circumstances where a…
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Do I need to read the meters and inform the utility companies at the start of the tenancy?
Read more: Do I need to read the meters and inform the utility companies at the start of the tenancy?No – Jungle Property will on your behalf read and photograph any accessible meters and gauges at the Check-In and notify, at the commencement and at the end of the tenancy, the local authority responsible for the collection of Council Tax and any providers of any electricity, gas, oil and any other relevant fuels, water and environmental services to the property. The meter readings are also provided to the tenant at the Check-In. Where a meter is not accessible e.g. waterlogged water meter, we will request the provider of the fuel or water attends and reads the meter on your…