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Decorating a rented property
BunnieJ
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Hi all!
You may have seen my previous thread about renting a cheaper property to save money to buy. I've now seen a lovely house (well the front and back garden, but looks lovely and is in a good location for my OH and I). The rent is £150 cheaper than what we currently pay and we would be gaining a garden...
Registered my interest for their open house and the estate agents just called me back. The property is owned by an eldery couple who don't want to sell, but would like a couple/family to move in as a long-term let and make the place their home. They're even open to dogs (one of my criteria for moving was to be able to keep a pet). My OH and I will have years before we could ever afford to buy so sounding perfect so far!
The estate agents then mentioned the inside of the house is very dated and the elderly couple would like the tennants to decorate the property however they like (hence the rent being so cheap).
I've (foolishly) got my heart set on it now and will be even more set on it if the inside is just as nice as the outside. If we did rent the property AND redecorate completely where would we stand? They could sell/kick us out at the end of our tenancy/pass away and children enherit property etc, thus forcing us to leave a house we've spent all our time and money on.
Anyone else had experience of this type of thing? WWYD?
TIA
You may have seen my previous thread about renting a cheaper property to save money to buy. I've now seen a lovely house (well the front and back garden, but looks lovely and is in a good location for my OH and I). The rent is £150 cheaper than what we currently pay and we would be gaining a garden...
Registered my interest for their open house and the estate agents just called me back. The property is owned by an eldery couple who don't want to sell, but would like a couple/family to move in as a long-term let and make the place their home. They're even open to dogs (one of my criteria for moving was to be able to keep a pet). My OH and I will have years before we could ever afford to buy so sounding perfect so far!
The estate agents then mentioned the inside of the house is very dated and the elderly couple would like the tennants to decorate the property however they like (hence the rent being so cheap).
I've (foolishly) got my heart set on it now and will be even more set on it if the inside is just as nice as the outside. If we did rent the property AND redecorate completely where would we stand? They could sell/kick us out at the end of our tenancy/pass away and children enherit property etc, thus forcing us to leave a house we've spent all our time and money on.
Anyone else had experience of this type of thing? WWYD?
TIA
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It doesn't cost much to buy a few tins of paint, rollers and paintbrushes. Just make sure you get written permission from the LL to state you can decorate it to your taste.0
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It doesn't cost much to buy a few tins of paint, rollers and paintbrushes. Just make sure you get written permission from the LL to state you can decorate it to your taste.
It states in their ad that they want tennants to redecorate.0 -
If its just painting up the rooms then that £150 saving will go a long way towards covering any painting costs. But if its more than that, i.e. dodgy carpets, ancient kitchen etc then i wouldnt spend money on those without a long term rental agreement in place.0
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If its just painting up the rooms then that £150 saving will go a long way towards covering any painting costs. But if its more than that, i.e. dodgy carpets, ancient kitchen etc then i wouldnt spend money on those without a long term rental agreement in place.
I guess we will have to wait until we get to look around the property. When the estate agent says "dated" it could mean anything!
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The absolute minimum term is 6 months = £900 saved. Few tins of paint won't cost a lot.
Yes, you're never sure how long you're staying, so don't spend silly money (e.g. buying wallpaper, or posh paint) and it'll be fine.0 -
I'd be happy to paint a rented property but certainly wouldn't do anything longer term or more expensive like tiles/carpets.
If the carpets are not to your taste the most I'd do is buy some nice rugs to cover them that I could take with me as and when I moved out.0 -
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The property is owned by an eldery couple who don't want to sell, but would like a couple/family to move in as a long-term let and make the place their home.Mallotum_X wrote: »But if its more than that, i.e. dodgy carpets, ancient kitchen etc then i wouldnt spend money on those without a long term rental agreement in place.
I think that's the key. Explain to the agent that you'd be happy to take on a long term let (>2yrs?) and only then would you be happy to spend money decorating it.
Another angle is to perhaps consider a shorter term let, and suggest that the landlords fund the decorations - that way you'd only be putting in the labour.0 -
You can get things from Freecycle, which may be useful for things like carpets (depending on the size of the rooms).0
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You could also maybe request a 12 month contract with rolling one month agreements after that, that might suit both sides.There are 10 types of people who understand binary, those that do and those that don't !0
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