Can I refuse a new kitchen from housing association?

[papperlao]

Basically I am having a new kitchen fitted starting next Friday plus a full hose re wire.
The thought of all the mess /stress and decoration to be done after is giving me anxiety.
The kitchen I've chose is lovely but it's all the mess..no kitchen for a week so will have kettle etc in bedroom
Can I say I don't want it?

Boo fucking hoo, a week of mess for a brand new kitchen you're being given for free?

You do realise you're rather lucky? Most people don't get free kitchens. Whinging that your freebies may inconvenience you when others work long hours and still can't have kitchens is rude in the extreme.

She’s not moaning about a ‘free’ kitchen.
She has anxiety FFS and is worried about people being in her home and how she’s going to cope moving things around by herself.

I’m sure she’d rather be even luckier and own her own home like you do, so she has some equity that she can use in an emergency or to give as inheritance to her children, instead of just working hard to hand over money for a property that isn’t even hers.

A week isn't so bad, and unfortunately it's probably too late to have it moved to another date/be put up in a hotel. It'll be worth it in the end

I don't blame you for being anxious OP.

When my MIL's kitchen was replaced by the council they installed a different layout to before with fewer cupboards, less workspace, fewer plug sockets, and not such good functionality - as she didn't get any choice over those aspects. She had to replace the old flooring and repaint the walls herself. It basically switched from one cheap basic kitchen, to a less good cheap basic kitchen (just newer). I think the only choice she got was colour of cabinets (two different shades of beige to choose from).

For those saying don't turn down a free kitchen, they don't know what your kitchen is like at the moment, and don't know whilst your new one will be like. I expect they're imagining it was like when they bought a new kitchen for their own properties.

The rewiring sounds like a safety issue however and probably must be done.

I had my kitchen and bathroom done,I wouldn't have dreamt of turning it down.,,it would have cost me a small fortune.
To be honest the workmen were brilliant, didn't bother me in the slightest being in a bit of a mess for a few days.

No pleasing some people, who would look a gift horse in the mouth.

A council kitchen is not like a carefully perused one in a showroom. Op be present when work is getting done, contractors don't give a fuck in a council house, I caught one leaning matierals up against the TV screen and unit, fucking imbecile.

Why would you want to refuse a new kitchen, it maybe stressful but it will be worth it in the end a lovely brand me kitchen.
I'm diagnosed with severe ocd and anxiety and I would do it.
It will give you chance to have a go clear out and it will look lovely.
They did paint my friend's kitchen when they gave her a new one.
Also if you are going to buy it, it will save you money in the long run. X

People acting like a council kitchen is the same as paying £15 k for your own one. Some of them are done to such a low standard you wish you'd stayed with the shitty one you had!

Some are lucky but not all HA or councils are up to a good standard when they fit them

You do remind me of a relative of mine. They couldn't possibly work more than part time but everything the council does to her property is complained about!
Brand new windows (I can't afford them) too disruptive....the work men were stuck outside as she couldn't possibly get out of bed before 9am.
The £500 decorating grant wasn't enough, it 'only' paid for the carpets.
I'm not sure some people realise how much they save living in social housing, the rent is low but what you actually save more on is not having to pay for the maintenence of the property.
Some people have been harsh to the OP but I think it comes from a place of frustration, especially with the cost of living going up, most of us won't be getting a new kitchen for a long time.

I should have said, your thread reminds me of my relative....not you personally OP. Obviously I have no idea what time you getup in the morning etc 🙄

When I had my bathroom done they installed a key safe because I couldn’t work from home all that time. Ask them if they can do that for you