How have you revamped crap tiles? (Rented)

[rackhampearl]

I have moved into a house following a separation. It's really quite shitty, was rat infested, landlord didn't invest in an end of tenancy clean and the previous tenant was an hoarder. The state of the place was unreal but it was zero bond and cheap rent so I took it on. I've just about completed it but they have some really shitty tiles in the bathroom with disgusting grout and hairline cracks all over. To my surprise they won't let me replace I think it's a shoddy wall behind. How can I cover them? I tried tile paint and it looks awful but tile transfers/stickers are so expensive. Have any of you revamped your tiles on a tight budget and have any advice for me?

Tile paint is dreadful - it flakes very quickly.

This is a bodge of a solution (look away proper DIYers) but have you considered tiling on top? If the base tiles are fairly well fixed to the wall and watertight, you can fix new tiles over them. I once did this in a rented kitchen, just with the cheapest of the cheap white square tiles, and it massively improved the space. Mould spray really works to clean up grout, should you need this in future.

Bathroom wall panels that you can glue onto tiles

www.dbsbathrooms.co.uk/bathroom-panels/wall-panels