Tenant wants to put in new bathroom

Rzim · 2022-01-03T00:01:23+00:00

At their expense - have said they will let me approve the bathroom set. This sounds too Good to be true - She has only been in for 3 months - is this normal

mobear · 03/01/2022 00:03

Are they foreign? It’s more customary in foreign countries.

LawnFever · 03/01/2022 00:03

Is there anything wrong with the current one?

I’d be more concerned about approving who will do the work tbh, are they thinking they’ll do it themselves or something?

It could leave your property in a mess if you’re not careful.

Svalberg · 03/01/2022 00:18

No, of course it's not normal in the UK. Six months down the line they could turn into the tenants from hell - are they trying to make it awkward for you to evict them after a year?

Tinsellittis · 03/01/2022 00:19

Be really careful OP.

R0tational · 03/01/2022 00:23

Just from a tentants pov, the bathroom I have is dire and it does get me down. They may just want to make their home nicer. 3 months isnt a lot -.are they quite sure they will be staying a while then? I chamged house carpets at my expense last year.

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Rzim · 03/01/2022 02:55

The bathroom is very old and shabby. I trust her to get good people in - what concerns me is if we change our minds in a few months and want the property back (which is very unlikely!)

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Bigtoast · 03/01/2022 02:58

@Rzim

The bathroom is very old and shabby. I trust her to get good people in - what concerns me is if we change our minds in a few months and want the property back (which is very unlikely!)

If, by your own admission, the bathroom is shabby - then fork out yourself and bring it up to standard. That way, you're under no compliment to your current tenants

Aquamarine1029 · 03/01/2022 02:59

The bathroom is very old and shabby.

You should be the one replacing it. Why haven't you?

Magicalmattressesinthesnow · 03/01/2022 02:59

You should pay for a new bathroom ,OP .

Magicalmattressesinthesnow · 03/01/2022 03:01

@Aquamarine1029 . Great minds😄

StrongSunglasses · 03/01/2022 03:01

I agree with sorting the bathroom out yourself if it’s very shabby.

Aquamarine1029 · 03/01/2022 03:04

The bathroom must be in a really horrible state if a tenant is willing to pay to have it redone. How awful.

Staryflight445 · 03/01/2022 04:35

‘ The bathroom is very old and shabby. I trust her to get good people in - what concerns me is if we change our minds in a few months and want the property back (which is very unlikely!)’

🙄
If you can’t keep your rental property up to standard perhaps sell it instead?
This really bugs me.

silentpool · 03/01/2022 05:12

Keep your rental property in better condition? It must be dreadful if they are willing to pay for it.

onedayoranother · 03/01/2022 05:19

Is there just the one bathroom? Having just redone two bathrooms myself they took at least three weeks each - so tenant would have to move out. It's really something that should be sorted between tenants (and they shouldn't have rented the place if the bathroom was so bad). Cost will be thousands.

SNUG2022 · 03/01/2022 06:14

We had friends who put new kitchen in etc at their own expense. They wanted a show home and everything perfect. They were very high earners and had lots of money, they were just not in a position to get/want a mortgage. We have other friends who can't get a mortgage who are quite cash rich who have done up their rental to be top spec, rather than just normal. It does happen.

Mumrey · 03/01/2022 06:29

Are you going to give the tenant some sort of reduction in rent for carrying out the work? If not, shame on you.

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 03/01/2022 06:32

@onedayoranother

Is there just the one bathroom? Having just redone two bathrooms myself they took at least three weeks each - so tenant would have to move out. It's really something that should be sorted between tenants (and they shouldn't have rented the place if the bathroom was so bad). Cost will be thousands.

I had my small bathroom done recently and it was usable throughout. One noisy and messy day when they replaced the bath but it took less than a week and was done during the day while I was at work.

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 03/01/2022 06:33

OP you should do the bathroom yourself. You can do it for under £3.5k if it's not big. Bite the bullet and do it, it's your responsibility and your investment.

Harlequin1088 · 03/01/2022 06:36

If you yourself admit the bathroom is shabby then you need to stump up and get them a decent new bathroom fitted. My landlady is like this - won’t put her hand in her pocket for anything but is more than happy to take my rent money every month.

Paying rent every month is expensive (more than a mortgage would be for the exact same house in most cases) so the fact that your tenant is willing to pay for a new bathroom to be fitting is very telling. It must be absolutely dire if they’re willing to part with their own money to do up your property.

falalalalalalablahblah · 03/01/2022 06:36

Yeah you need to replace it yourself. 100%.

ChipButtyCurrySauce · 03/01/2022 08:16

Wow, yes if it's old and shabby you need to upgrade it yourself. Shame on you!

Pugroll · 03/01/2022 08:18

As has been said, if it was just they didn't like the aesthetics and wanted to change a perfectly decent bathroom suite then fine, but as you admit it's shabby don't be a cheapskate and properly maintain your property! Goodness me.

Flickflak · 03/01/2022 08:19

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jackstini · 03/01/2022 08:24

I'm a landlord and have had tenants put in different flooring, wall tiles, wallpaper etc.
In all cases the stuff there was functional and clean, but they wanted something more to their personal taste to make it feel more homely

How 'shabby' is the bathroom? You should really be replacing it yourself if it's not up to standard - that's your job!

If tenant wants something more extravagant than you would spend, maybe agree to go halves?