AIBU to want payment for fitted items left in my rental?

Installing a new toilet in a room with no existing plumbing is a major job- the new soil pipe would need connecting, new hot and cold water feeds- knocking through walls, making good afterwards- it is not something someone does in a rented property.

Confused about the additional loo. Where did you put it? Hope it wasn't in the corner of the living room.

No you can't be paid. You can uninstall them and take them away and make good any damage and put back the things you replaced. You've no come back here imho.

Me too!!!

Where was the loo?!

Agree!

We had this in a rental once.

The previous tenants had put fitted wardrobes in each bedroom.

The estate agent said they wanted £700. We told them no, we weren’t paying. I thought it was really, really odd that the landlord let them tell the estate agent that.

In the end, they dropped it. We told the agent to tell the landlord that we would not be paying for anything previous tenants had fitted. I honestly doubt anyone else would have either.

if anyone was to pay for them, surely it would be the landlord? We were only planning on staying for a year.

Why would the tenants pay you?

They will be paying the landlord for the property they are renting and they won't care about the history of how the toilet or the curtain rails got there.

This is between you and your landlord, and you need to check your contract.

You're not serious.

Why on earth did you do that to someone else’s house?
You absolute loon .
You’re fortunate the owner isn’t making you foot the cost of getting the property back to it’s original state .

At best the new tenants have a right to use them for a limited time.

"At best" for which party? And what limited time do you mean? What on earth would the "limit" be based on?

Surely the new tenants would use them for the whole length of their tenancy?

You said you've just left the property.. Isn't it just too late for any of that now?
How would you get back in to take the items away and tidy up?

Get an agreement with the landlord in writing next time.. and only buy things that can be removed when you leave to put in the next place

The only way you could have got your money back in this instance( I think) is if you didn't want to take them with you, is to have put the items on facebook market or place or similar well before you left.

Did they allow you to install these things? Did you even ask? You are supposed to leave the property in the same state you found it. You know they can charge you for removing these items/ making good?

They are not "joy riding on this"

You are taking the piss

Why should they pay for things you fitted because you wanted them?

How do you intend to make them pay?

This is one of the oddest things I have ever read.

AIBU in thinking that the new tenants are just joy riding on this,
😂😂😂

No. The landlord may have agreed (Although we don’t know that) but that doesn’t mean they should pay. Perhaps there were blinds up and the OP asked if she could put up a curtain rail, the landlord can say yes but they don’t have to pay. It’s not the same as a window being broken or the front door lock failing.

Of course they don't have to pay you - they didn't ask for the improvements!

You could of course remove it all as long as you make good, but otherwise you should take this as an important lesson.

Sorry but more fool you!

As a tenant, you had no business fitting those things and I'm surprised that the landlord didn't penalise you for it. Of course you can't ask for payment!

My sister lives in a council house and when her kids moved out she knocked a wall down between the bathroom and a bedroom to make a very large bathroom, making what was a 3 bedroom house a 2 bedroom house. She sure never asked or told the council

Unless it was agreed with ll prior to fitting that you would be reimbursed yabu, it would not be up to a subsequent tenant anyway. Presumably the items were for your personal benefit.

Putting in an extra loo requires building control consent, as far as I know. Did you notify the council?

you're lucky the landlord didn't ask you to remove and restore everything at your own cost so you are being wildly unreasonable.

This. What on Earth are you thinking OP?!

You can’t do that. Why add permanent things to a temporary house?

We rented for 14 years always enhanced the property in one place we added a new bathroom suite which was our choice as the old one was a bit “old” and we had a newborn baby, we replaced carpets, we made the garden lovely and painted and decorated. It didn’t cross our mind to ask for money these were all things we wanted to do to make our time in our home nicer.

Did you get permission from the landlord or the managing agent before making these changes ? If so I would imagine they made you aware that you would be responsible for removing them when you leave and making good. I think I’d leave things as they are and be thankful the landlord isn’t chasing you.