Am I obliged to allow Octopus to fit a smart meter?

[Macneil]

I rent my house and would expect the landlord to ensure the meters are safe and compliant. This email stinks to me.

[Macneil]

Louis Balfour said:

I rent my house and there was rain in the garden yesterday. I would expect the landlord to ensure a suitable level of sunshine.

A dog defecated within 100m of the property I rent from him, surely it should be a legal requirement for landlords to fit nappies to all dogs that live near me?

I rent my house and the Renter's Reform Bill should ensure that I am allowed to have the moon on a stick. Oh, and a button to turn it on and off. PAT tested every ten days at the landlord's expense.

Wah, wah wah, landlords.

I seem to have triggered you with my assumption that along with boiler, plumbing, electrics and general fabric of the house and grounds that my excellent landlord maintains with goodwill on both sides, the meters would be his responsibility. But then again he's not a buy-to-let merchant blaming his tenants because he can't screw enough out his stty dump to meet his mortgage overcommitments. How you managed to turn a simple query about sharp practice from an energy company into an anti landlord rant is baffling.