I perhaps might be. Nightmares is also an exaggeration.
This is hopefully the last house we rent before buying our own. We treated our last and only other rental like our very own home. We done quite a bit of work (painting, new carpets), but sadly we were continuously let down and were always left without hot water, no proper heating. In a nutshell, it was a big 'you'll have to live with it' from the landlord, and he never sent anyone out first off. He would always 'try his hand at fixing things' first.
We're really pleased with the overall quality but I'm a bit annoyed about some things. AIBU to want to change them? They're as follows...
The bloody bathroom fittings. It's a gorgeous bathroom elsewhere but the bloody fitting of this thing (attached in a image), and a big long one of these again above the sink is annoying me. It's all scuffed at the bottom. Would I be able to replace this? DH thinks I probably won't be allowed since it's an actual fixture.
Paint the walls, all of them.
We met the previous tenant (twice, he showed us around), who was very lovely and open. He explained the landlord is extremely easy going and quick to jump and say all is fine when he, the tenant, requested he could change some thing like paint and put a TV on the wall, loads of hanging etc (we aren't interested in putting any holes in etc). He did a good job but the colour isn't quite right and doesn't reflect light well. It is also marked by general use and isn't nice looking enough anymore. I suppose this is our most reasonable request, to paint again (completely neutral and understated style).