Hanging Pictures, Mirrors etc in Rented Property

SquatNow

In legal terms as long as the property is returned to the landlord in the state it was found in I'm pretty sure there is f*** all the landlord could do.

Granted the landlord could give you 2 months notice because you've put a few pictures up, but he'd have to be a complete f***ing anally retentive retard to do that if you are otherwise a good tennant.

Put Simply: If it went to court over the landlord withholding your deposit, it doesn't matter if you've stripped the plaster off and cut the wiring into 2 inch lengths, as long as the place is left in as good condition as when the tennant move in, they will get their deposit back in full.

Bungarm2001

We've never stopped anyone hanging pictures or posters up, even with blu tack because we know damn well that they'll do it anyway, and as for asking them either politely to their faces or in the contract to make good at the end of the tenancy...well....we wouldn't dream of it. Waste of breath/ink in my experience. :rolleyes:

I did get a bit narked tho when 3 of our student sharers decided to network their computers together via a cable, and drilled several holes straight thru the floor to the rooms below without regard for any pipework or electric cables that might have been in the way......:eek:

clutton_2

squatnow - is it absolutely necessary for you to constantly use such foul language - even over something as small as picture hooks ?

i also really resent your frequent name-calling of landlords - we are not all as you describe - as well you know.

lil_me

My friend has just moved out of a house because she couldn't make it homely putting photos/pictures on the vast bare wall and she couldn't put shelves up to use, she said it never felt like her home because of these rules. When I took my tenancy out before I signed I checked to make sure it was ok for us to do this. To be honest I spent 2 days covering up where the LL had ripped theirs off the wall and repainting because they were left in such a mess, we have put 2 shelves up so far and I will cover any damage made by those before we leave. Why people can't unscrew something instead of pulling it out of the wall I don't know.

SingleSue

In our first flat, we used the holes or nails already in the walls to hang stuff...it meant we had stuff hanging on the wall in some weird and wonderful places but at least it was unique!

zappahey

clutton wrote: »

squatnow - is it absolutely necessary for you to constantly use such foul language - even over something as small as picture hooks ?

i also really resent your frequent name-calling of landlords - we are not all as you describe - as well you know.

Add him to your ignore list, it makes reading the forum so much more pleasant.