Sorry long post... I have been in the property for almost 8 years.. I love it here and I want to stay. I have been an ideal tenant my house is like a show home in other rooms I decorate and upkeep myself and some minor jobs i'll just do myself. Never ever missed rent. In the 8 years I've probably only contacted my LL 3 times and that was due to a boiler leak, window leak and roof leak. All done no question asked. I've never even met him hubby has. About 3 years ago LL agreed to upgrade the bathroom as it was falling apart from age. It was like a 60'/ 70' bathroom (house is old.) All done and dusted cost about £1100 all in (tiny bathroom)
When I say the kitchen needs updating I'm not just saying cosmetic wise i'm not just after a new kitchen to look pretty. All the walls are old woodchip so hard to paint and look decent and always crumbling even when I clean looks dirty because of this. If I stripped them the walls would come with it or i would have stripped it myself. Literally holes/cracks in walls and ceiling cracked and bowed from water damage from bathroom. Cupboards from 60s all uneven and jagged edges etc no worktop is level. I've painted cupboards white because they were brown and tarted up as best I can. Fablon the worktops etc just to make it look half decent. But it's a joke now especially the walls they just crumble everyday. drawers don't open and pretty much off the hinges anyway. I've kept my mouth shut for a long time but now I think its only fair to have an upgrade. Its the only room in the house that just looks horrible. He did agree a few years ago to it but then said can you just tart it up for now. And we haven't mention since as we don't want to mither him. All appliances are my own so I just require new worktops & cupboards/drawers and plastered walls. Again I'm not after high gloss with an island i just want decent cupboards and walls AIBU to ask??