Unhappy with rental kitchen, vinyl wrapping?

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ive just got the keys to our new rental, I’m not very happy with the condition of the kitchen and it’s veryyyy dated.
has anyone vinyl wrapped/ used self adhesive on kitchen worktops and cupboards and was there any damage when it was removed eventually?

@Kitkate21 I was calling ‘caringcarer’ whatever their name is greedy for claiming to have 12 houses. That is greed. The reason a lot of us can’t afford to buy is because of landlords owning 12 houses 😂
letting out 1 house is very different.

anyway bottom line is, all we asked for was for permission to vinyl the kitchen. The dated cupboard doors I actually didn’t notice but the issue is more that they are quite scuffed and damaged. they also don’t open very easily - you have to YANK

they aren’t going to actively do anything for the mould so all we can do is treat it, and use preventative measures. It looks like a structural issue as there’s a large crack the whole way along. They haven’t said they will do anything else for it so we can only deal with it with what we have
(we asked to paint it white, they said no because it’s just been painted, it turns out it hasnt been- and they’ve agreed to send the decorator back to finish the job)

I don’t know the landlord at all, but I think the kitchen is rubbish 😂 and I wouldn’t have rented out a property like that. I’d have put in new vinyl for the new tenants at the very least. I’m not asking them to change anything to it though- I’ve offered to vinyl the damaged worktops myself

You’re immature for attacking me for asking my landlord for permission to vinyl their shitty damaged kitchen worktops!?
You’ve taken personal offence to me asking MY landlord for permission to personally improve very basic things they haven’t been bothered to do.

It’s not your house, thankfully you aren’t my landlord and its sad you feel the need to tell lies about weddings and babies to lessen your guilt for owning half a town 😂

if you’re such a great landlord, you’d understand that tenants what to live in a nice home that feels safe and well maintained. How dare I ask to paint and treat a mouldy bedroom that they don’t see any issue with. (I have 2 young children!!!)

I’m not sure how I was to know any of this in advance, especially as we viewed the house as part of a group viewing with 5 other people and a very cluttered house full of the previous tenants things. However because of the dire state of the rental market, we are lucky to have found anything so we can’t just leave now, we have to deal with what we have. So a bit of paint and some vinyl is BARE MINIMUM.

This is our HOME.

@tillyandmilly they wrote in the inventory that it has been professionally cleaned but the corrosion wouldn’t come off- when I gave it a scratch a big chunk fell off so maybe it will look a little better once I give it a good scrub. There are dangers to severely corroded hob plates though, which is my bigger concern.
I too wouldn’t rent out a property with those issues that I’ve mentioned. It’s a shame other people can’t seem to understand that what I’m asking is bare minimum. (To personally pay for new vinyl and some paint)

But you wouldn't have a tenant sending a list or asking to wrap a kitchen because you maintain your properties including new kitchens on a regular basis.

If you wouldn't let out a property in this state, why would you have an issue with the OP raising these issues with her landlord? Shouldn't other landlords be expected to maintain their properties, as you do?

The rental market in Glasgow is atrocious. The idea that OP can afford to be picky and just choose somewhere else… 🤣 Demand is ridiculously high, so landlords can do pretty much whatever.

Hope they allow you to wrap it OP and you can make it into a nice home for yourself.

@Emotionalsupporthamster thank you for understanding! I can’t understand what the issue is!? I asked permission to make improvements SCANDALOUS 😂

exactly this. She has just decided she doesn’t like me because I caught her out in a lie. There’s nothing unreasonable to ask for permission to make improvements to my home.

You have not caught me out in a lie. I'm a LL of 19 years. I've got 12 rental properties. I've been to 3 tenants weddings over those 19 years and I am the Godmother to a tenants DD who is now 8 years old. I helped the tenant out during COVID taking her Calpol, groceries and toilet rolls and when I saw how I'll my tenant was I stayed to look after her youngest DD. I cooked her food and amused her DD and went back each day to look after her for about 8 days until her Mum was well enough to care for her herself. After the pandemic was over my tenant asked me if I would be Godmother to her DD and I agreed. I see my Goddaughter about once a month and occasionally babysit her if her Mum gets an extra evening shift. I'm also a foster carer and care for disabled children. All of this is true.

Cover each door in frog tape or similar or even tape some paper over each door, then cover doors with the vinyl. This way it will peel off easy and you won't damage the existing finish.

What's your inventory like? If it's very detailed and clear stuff is rubbish then I wouldn't worry about wrapping but ask permission anyway.

If it's vague then get them out to detail everything in extreme detail.

The point is that a rental amount is agreed for a property in its condition. OP keeps bleating on about not seeing these things, but realistically, they probably can’t afford much than a doer upper rental and that’s what they’ve got. Rentals are priced for condition just like houses for sale. OP better pray the 2026 property market isn’t as buoyant as predicted, or that 6 month break clause will be incited faster than you can say ‘Foxtons’.

@80smonster well the reason I keep ‘bleating on about it’ is because people keep saying I should have been the damage. BUT I DIDNT.
if you actually understood what I was asking, it’s that I want to PAY to repair some damage WITH permission. I’m paying £1500 for the property. I viewed others for less that were pristine but as it’s a bidding war battle between us as other prospective tenants, this is the only house we managed to get. And I’m grateful for it. My only issue is with some damage in the kitchen and mould? Sounds pretty reasonable to me. Maybe I’ve gone mad.
And yeah I’ve had a moan about the condition because it wasn’t obvious when we viewed or on the inventory. People are allowed to be disappointed. But as I’ve stated I’m willing to pay out of poker to improve it. Some weirdos on here have made it into a massive deal for absolutely no reason.

Signing a contract without being fully aware of what you were agreeing to and/or accepting is never a great idea. When you signed the contract you were agreeing to take the property as it was and while I do appreciate the fact that it was hard to see the true condition of the house with other people living there its how Tenancy Agreements work.
Hopefully your Landlord is reasonable and will agree to you doing the work

The rental market is entirely competitive, so you ‘not seeing things’ may well be how you secured the tenancy in the first instance. I perfectly well understand what your requests are. I’ve done up many rental in my time, particularly when I couldn’t very well afford a rental in central London. Landlords and agents are totally aware of what is worth what, the confusion will be yours and not theirs OP. By all means fix up your rental, usually LL’s give permission, however long emails about things YOU should have picked up during viewings are bound to irritate. OP can be as disappointed as they like, but the question to ask the agents is if they have priced the rental in its condition (they will have).

Also I would paint the kitchen cupboards and tile the worktops, stylish and affordable in the rights hands. Plastic is hideous for the environment and also a cheapo shitty way to renovate. In the LL’s position I would say no to the vinyl.

@80smonster i very much doubt they’d allow us to paint them as that’s a permanent solution. You can actually buy eco friendly vinyl FYI, it’s something I’ve looked into as I am very environmentally conscious. Thanks though.

The email I sent to the agency was ONLY asking for permission to fix areas we weren’t happy with (not a single request for them to do anything at all) and highlighting other areas of damage etc that weren’t listed in the inventory-this is EXTREMELY important for us to do, to ensure we aren’t blamed for damage that was already there when we moved in. Hope that helps.

Can you post some photos of your improvements if you get the go ahead?

Whether its greedy or not is none of your business though, and as for commenting on the mortgage situation- when the property was bought is of no relevance to whether there is a mortgage on the property, as BTL mortgages are often interest only, and can be remortgaged to raise money too (less so in recent years but was common)