Making alterations to your home

The lease says that you must ask the council's permission if you want to make any alteration to your home. This includes things such as changing the bathroom or kitchen fittings, because they are the landlord's fixtures and fittings, although the lease makes you responsible for looking after them.

In general we will not refuse permission, provided that what you want to do is done to that part of the premises demised to you, and does not affect the structure of the building.

Where you wish to change something which it is our responsibility to maintain, for instance replacing your windows, we may give you permission, but you must remember that you will still be liable for the appropriate block charge if the council later decides to carry out the same work to other properties in the building. It is current council policy not to agree to requests for disconnection from a district heating system.

If you wish to make an alteration to your property please see our procedure note on how to apply.