Land lady wants to paint the house - while we live in it!

theartfullodger

Ulfar wrote: »

You could always ask that she re-homes you for the period, if not then say no.

Be careful with that one: Some landlords (obviously not any who post here, aye, right...) use the old repair-needed-i'll-rehouse-you-temp-in-a-hotel.. routine, then the repairs mysteriously need longer to do then, as the tenant is no longer in occupation the tenancy (may be claimed to be) is no longer in force & landlord changes the locks & installs new tenants maying more...


Tricky...


Artful

clutton_2

""An empty property can probably be painted in a single day ""

just shows you how little some folks actually know about maintainance issues......

wall preparation can take several days depending on the amount of damage to the plaster/paper ..... a good paint job needs several coats... which need drying time in between coats.

theartfullodger

clutton wrote: »

""An empty property can probably be painted in a single day ""

As clutton says, barking...

Mind you it can be painted in a day.. it's just I wouldn't want to then try to let it/live in it afterwards....


Cheers!

Artful

tbs624

theartfullodger wrote: »

Mind you it can be painted in a day..
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Entirely feasible in an empty standard sized property, with more than one P&D on the job. One of the major paint manufacturers suggests 2-4 hours drying time between coats. Obviously less likely to be possible if LL uses a semi-retired wrinkled retainer who works by himself;)

A residential property is not the Sistine Chapel....

boliston

I think a lot depends on the type of property. If it's a cheap and cheerful let then a couple of coats of paint will tart it up between tenants. If you are decorating some high end "executive" pad then they will expect something more sophisticated.

young_money_saver

we had to paint our old 3 bed country cottage when we were moving out and it took a week for two of us to paint it all. on two of those days we were painting from 7am upto midnight. the house was also empty. it takes a lot more time than expected.

dupedtenant

alternatively , let her paint, and get spots on something really expensive - always screw a nastly LL before they screw you with a rent increase!
Do you know why repainting should even qualify for a rent increase? Teh idea of paint is to protect wood from damp and worm etc - if it s already covered with a layer of paint, why do they get a rent increase off of it ? They already get a tax deductable amount (they do it themsleves and charge rpofessional rates too) - you could always offer to DIY if she buys the paint!