Tv ariel

fin54

When private renting property who is responsible for installing a Tv Ariel, is it the tenant or the land lord

MartynK

I imagine if there wasn't one and the tenant wanted one it would be up to the tenant to get one fitted. The same as having satellite dishes etc installed

If there was one that is no longer functional then the LL would probably have to fix it.

If the tenant wanted to fit one, I'd approach the LL first about it before carrying out the work to make sure they where happy with it as it'd need to go through walls potentially from the outside or down through the roof which might be accessible for the tenant

Reue

fin54 wrote: »

When private renting property who is responsible for installing a Tv Ariel, is it the tenant or the land lord

Noone is 'responsible' for it. If the tenant wanted to install one, they could either ask permission from the landlord or do it anyway and have it removed at the end of the tenancy.

thesaint

No one is "responsible", as there is no obligation to provide one in housing law.

I don't think it is correct to say that if a tenant was to install one, they would have the right to remove it, as I believe it comes under "Fixtures and Fittings".

mgarl10024

My understand is
- if there is no aerial and the tenants wants to install one, it is upto the tenant.
- if there was one when the tenant moved in which is now broken, it is up to the landlord

Reue wrote: »

If the tenant wanted to install one, they could either ask permission from the landlord or do it anyway and have it removed at the end of the tenancy.

Not sure they should be doing it without permission, as you'd be drilling through outside walls etc.

Werdnal

http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2013/02/27/is-it-the-tenants-responsibility-to-instal-a-tv-aerial/

Reue

mgarl10024 wrote: »

Not sure they should be doing it without permission, as you'd be drilling through outside walls etc.

As long as the property is returned to its original state when the tenancy ends.

mgarl10024

Reue wrote: »

As long as the property is returned to its original state when the tenancy ends.

Being pedantic, you cannot reverse the drilling of a hole through a brick wall. You can patch it up/hide it, but you have permanently damaged/weakened those bricks.

christopher1977

fin54 wrote: »

When private renting property who is responsible for installing a Tv Ariel, is it the tenant or the land lord

My rented property also came with no tv aerial as it was brand new.

I got round it by using sky as i like to watch the football on a sunday.

No way i was paying for an aerial installation for landlord to keep when i left.

G_M

Werdnal wrote: »

http://www.landlordlawblog.co.uk/2013/02/27/is-it-the-tenants-responsibility-to-instal-a-tv-aerial/

Very surprised by Tess's advice.

But from time to time I do find her surprisingly uncertain (if not wrong!) which is wierd for a property lawyer working in LL/tenant specialism.

She does not mention permission. Drilling holes into the structure requires permission. If I was the LL, I would want to know exactly where the aerial was being attached, how and by who, before agreeing.

Of course, we are all assuming the OP wants to improve his TV reception, rather than use a soap powder to get his TV sparkling clean.....

kingstreet

Last time I rented (2001) I wanted Sky.

I asked the letting agent in writing if I could have permission to have a dish fitted at my expense and confirmed that when I left, the dish would be left "in-situ."

Permission was granted and that was the end of it. It would (IMHO) be the same with a terrestrial aerial. If you want one, you ask for and obtain permission and pay for it, leaving the property in the right order afterwards.