Wallpaper in rented property

motherofstudents

My kids have never damaged wallpaper.

They did once make a light fitting fall from the ceiling in the dining room when they were playing wrestling up in their bedroom.

Notmyrealname

anotherpaul wrote: »

I don't really have experience of mixing wallpaper and small children, so I don't know how much of a risk this is, but it certainly needs considering.

But you do have experience of being a parent. My kids never picked the wallpaper. Its more to do with how good a parent you are.

J_i_m

Not really.. You could be the best parents imaginable but you can't control every single action of your child. Ocassionaly they're going to do something wrong be it accidental, naughtiness or simply not knowing better.

theartfullodger

Arguably "fair wear 'n tear" would be more severe with children anyway and any landlord with at least half-a-brain should thus make consequential adjustments.

I am uncertain how many landlords have at least half-a-brain.

Cheers!

Artful (Landlord)

tbs624

rentergirl wrote: »

landlords and tenants always have a different idea of wear and tear.

Always? All LLs and Ts? There is a guide to FW&T on the tenancy deposit websites if anyone needs further help

rentergirl wrote: »

landlords now seem to want tenants to leave behind a pristine surface of beige.

Again, *all* LLs? LLs are entitled to expect that the property will be returned in a similar condition to how the property was offered to the T at the start of the tenancy, allowing for that FW&T. Note that a LL cannot seek betterment at the Ts expense.

FW&T does not include dirt or damage such as scribbled-on wallpaper - it's things like the flattening of pile on a carpet, minor scuffs to paintwork, fading of paintwork/wallpaper carpet/curtains/furnishing fabrics due to sunlight/passage of time and so on

rentergirl wrote: »

(although again, landlords used to give rent free weeks for tenants to redecorate.)

another rentergirl generalisation......*some* LLs may choose/have chosen in the past to work that way. The majority however would probably prefer to keep their rent coming in and get the usual handyman in or see to the redecoration themselves: that way they know what standard of workmanship they'll be getting