Who should pay?

[Fabpinky]

I rent a flat that has velux windows in one of the bedrooms. The window don’t have blinds. This has not been an issue for the last 5 years as it was not used as a bedroom. Now it’s being used as a bedroom the windows need blinds.

Should my landlord provide them? I asked him and he said no, but he would fit them if I bought them.

When I eventually move out I wouldn’t be taking the blinds with me, so why should I fork out £45 per window?

YANBU - landlord should pay
YABU - you should pay

Him I think. Whenever I've rented a flat I've never had to provide my own curtains.

Does a landlord have to provide blinds or curtains?

The answer is a resounding ‘no’. It is not mandatory for landlords to provide window furnishings for a rental property in the UK. Whether it’s a furnished or unfurnished home, window coverings are considered a personal choice and are left to the discretion of the landlord and tenants

Just hang a voile up.

I would say you, we are landlords and don’t provide anything beyond the cooker

I don’t think curtains are normally included when you rent. Maybe I’m wrong, but when I’ve rented I’ve always provided my own. I’d buy them and take them with me/sell them when I moved.

If you turned it into a bedroom, and it wasn't specifically when you signed your contract I'd assume the landlord would ask you to purchase them yourself.

I would say he should pay. I suppose there's a few other elements to think about too. Is it furnished or unfurnished? If furnished he should pay. If unfurnished there's probably an argument to be had! If it's a house share and he's charging and marketing it as a bedroom he should also pay.

If you want them you pay for them, Velux windows are standard sizes as far as I'm aware so you could actually take them with you if you moved out or you could sell them

@Aprilshowersandhail

Just hang a voile up.

Do you even know what a velux window is?

I've rented since I was 16. Lived in 10 different properties. I have never had blinds or curtains provided.
If you want them, you buy them but take them with you.

A voile 😂

I think you need to pay if you want a blind up. Good of him to fit them though. The IKEA ones are about £3 aren't they?

Blinds2go is dirt cheap for blinds too.

You would pay. You are the one that wants blinds.

It’s very kind that they will fit them.

‘ Aprilshowersandhail
Just hang a voile up.
Do you even know what a velux window is?’

Is it classed as a bedroom/habitable room? If not I would understand ll reticence. I would have thought you could improvise if needs be using something like stick n sew velcro and fabric panels.

I didn’t think about taking them with me/selling them. I’ll do that then!

Cf.. I used 2 net rods and a voile. Made my own.
Or is that too difficult for some?

You want the blind so you pay for it. Some people really are cheeky af.

My line of thinking was that they’re not just any old windows I can put a curtain/normal blind up in, you have to get the specific ones for the code of the window.

It was always rented to me as a bedroom I just didn’t use it as one.

I would usually say you pay. But a blind that will fit a velux window is quite specific and you probably wouldn't be able to use it again somewhere else.

@User135792468

It’s not really cheeky though is it. Velux windows need specific blinds, not just any old curtain for £10 that I’m trying to dodge paying. It’s going to be £85+

You pay. There’s no obligation for the landlord to provide window dressings.

It wasn’t there when you agreed to rent it, so it’s not included.

You pay but when you leave offer them for sale to the LL.