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Would like to put vinyl flooring in new flat.
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yeah, even thou no one may care, I'd be worried about problems if we ever sell the flat too.
My lease says that we cannot have laminate, but we do have laminate and it was there when we bought it. Solicitors never picked up on it and we didn't care. Even if an over-zealous solicitor had taken exception, worst case for the seller was probably us demanding a £1000 discount as the cost of replacing with carpets or something (unlikely, wouldn't be worth the hassle for £1000).
Someone complaining is the real problem. If that never happens then you will be okay. Bear in mind, though, your neighbours might change or change their minds over time.0 -
Yes, but surely as long as we have a product that is fitted with underlay, then we will not be in breach of the lease. Our solicitor said that it is to stop people putting in wooden floor, or tiles, i.e. a product with no underlay.0
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Yes, but surely as long as we have a product that is fitted with underlay, then we will not be in breach of the lease. Our solicitor said that it is to stop people putting in wooden floor, or tiles, i.e. a product with no underlay.
Your lease has an exact wording. Doing things out of line with that does not meet the terms of the lease and no ones opinion on here will change that
You need to work out
a) will anyone notice
b) will anyone care
C) can anyone enforce
You seem to be looking for a definitive answer. There isn’t one. Just assess the risk and live with your decision!2021 GC £1365.71/ £24000 -
When I asked our solicitor he said that the definitive answer was what I said above, that it is to stop people from putting down a flooring without underlay.0
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