Alterations
- See Discrimination and obligations to carry out reasonable adjustments for disabled tenants.
- Any proposed alterations made after contracting to rent normally requires tenant consent:
- if it is different from what they bargained for
- If carried out during the tenancy
- Consider the wisdom of effecting non-urgent alterations during a tenancy. This is likely to result in complaints and claims for reduced or no rent, even when pre-agreed. The work takes longer when tenants are in situ and many landlords conclude that it is less costly to wait until a void to effect alterations.
- Tenants normally require permission to make home alterations:
- Moving flat-packed furniture, once assembled, can cause damage. Tenancies normally prohibit moving furniture.
- A nail or screw to support a picture can puncture a water or electric supply.
- Painting neutral magnolia walls say purple, is unlikely to appeal to average colour tastes and may need three coats of paint to obliterate.
See also
Published: 5 November 2013
Last Updated: 17 November 2021