UK Landlord Forum / Life

My tenant called me up this morning asking if she could remove the laminate plastic flooring and put down tiles in the kitchen. Obviously I said that's fine.

As a landlord, would you ever offer to pay for it, or pay for a portion of the costs, as a good will gesture to show appreciation to a good tenant?

She's a really good tenant and pays on time every month and has already done a lot of work to the property e.g painted the house, put down woodern laminate flooring in the living room..etc.

I'm in two minds. Property investment should be about business and making profit, but at the same time, you should look after you clients, right?

Hey she offered let her pay.
Just the fact you said yes has made you a good kind generous LL in her eyes, If she is a good honest person, she has probably ubeen thinking about it for a while now and has put off asking you in fear of a neg answer,  As i say you have made her day by saying yes, no need for money exchange here.


Bagdre

Fine, I won't help out.

Alan Sugar.

lol

I'm actually quite surprised you let her do this. And quite surprised she wants to do it. Why would a tenant invest in a rental property like that?

I've considered applying a splash of paint before (with Landlord permission), but have never got around to it.


V

My tenant is in a situation where she thinks it's unlikely she'll ever be able to afford her own house, so she's made my property her home. She treats the property as her own. I always ask her why she spends so much money on a property that she doesn't own, she simple says, "i can't afford and I know it, but I like to live in nice places"

I can see her point.

She's done a lot of work to the property besides from the stuff I already mentioned.


Why are you surprised I gave her permission?

If it was my property I'd be concerned about whether I could trust a tenant to do any work like that properly. Guess it depends on whether the work is more costly to repair than the deposit you hold.

V

That's an interesting point.

But I have seen the work she has previously done, and it's been to a high standard, so I'm not worried about it =]