Can I make alterations to my property?
You must get permission for certain improvements you wish to carry out to your home.
Under Clause '3.2 Your responsibilities - looking after your home' of your Tenancy Agreement, you must not do the following:
- g. Add, alter, replace or improve anything in your home without getting our written permission first.
- h. Put up any structure (such as a shed, garage, conservatory or satellite dish) anywhere on your home without getting our written permission first.
We will give you permission if it is reasonable to do so. If you make any alterations or improvements without our permission, we may ask you to:
- change your home back to how it looked before those changes; or
- pay us to carry out the work to change your home back.
For details of repairs you are responsible for, see your tenant's handbook
If you or other people in your home cause damage to your home or shared areas, we will decide if we will carry out the work (and charge you for it) or if you have to carry out the work.
If we give our permission to do the work set out under g and h above, it must meet the standard we set in our written permission and meet the building regulations.
You must get any necessary planning permission. You must repair and pay for any damage you cause to your home by adding your own fixtures, fittings and improvements.