Making Changes
We want you to feel comfortable and proud to live your Eastlight home. This may mean you need to request our consent before making changes.
Requesting consent for work in your home
It is essential that you let us know if you plan to carry out any work other than that permitted in your Tenancy Agreement, and that you have our consent (known as Landlord’s Consent) before you begin.
We aim to answer applications within 28 working days of receipt.
You don't need to request consent for works which are deemed to be minor in nature or form part of obligations under your tenancy agreement. Typical examples are listed below; however, if the work you're planning isn't listed, please fill out the form below:
- Internal decorations
- Internal flooring
- TV brackets to walls
- Picture hooks
- Shelving to internal walls
- Medicine cabinet (or similar small storage) to bathrooms.
Although consent isn't required for the above, you'll be responsible for any future repairs and maintenance, and may be asked to remove them at the end of your tenancy, or be charged for their removal.
We have a duty to ensure that your homes remains safe. Here is a list of the types of works we are unable to permit:
- Open fires
- Log/wood/solid fuel burners
- Full gas system replacement
- Full rewire of electrical system
- Oil boiler replacement
- Radiator removal
- Conservatories
- Loft conversions
- Installing ponds
- Structures such as pergolas and car ports attached to your home (as they need to be freestanding).
We are unable to give our consent for any type of work if:
- You’re on a starter tenancy
- You’re in rent arrears of over three months
- You’re in temporary accommodation
- You’re a perpetrator in an outstanding case of anti-social behaviour
- You’re under-occupying a property
- You have outstanding debts owed to us which are not being repaid
- There is a genuine health and safety concern that may impact on our liabilities as a landlord
- You’ve undertaken historic works without our consent
- Any existing or retrospective application is pending
- Not enough information has been provided for the works.
If you carry out work without obtaining our consent, we may require you to revert your home back to its original condition or we may do it for you – both of which will be charged to you.
If you choose to move, you may be asked to revert your home back to its original condition at your own cost.
General
Rules differ depending on your location, and if you live in a conservation area. Please check with your local district, city or unitary authority council.
When applying for our consent, we would appreciate a brief statement, annotated photographs, sketches and/or aerial plans (Google or similar) to help illustrate the:
- Address
- Location (aerial plan/sketch and/or photos)
- Extent (measurements on an annotated plan and/or photos)
- Height
- Type/material
- Company/personnel undertaking the work.
Permission unfortunately can't be granted within shared gardens/grounds.
You may be asked to remove and/or return to the original state at the end of your tenancy.
Outbuildings only
- We permit freestanding outbuildings (i.e. not connected to the main dwelling and at least 1m away from it to allow for access/maintenance) as long as it is in line with the rules outlined by the Planning Portal: Planning permission and building regulations - Outbuildings - Planning Portal.
- As with any additions/alterations you undertake, you're required to maintain, repair and service the installation, as they're not considered a ‘habitable space’ (i.e. do not form part of your tenancy). Under both Planning laws and Building Control, outbuildings are not to be used as sleeping accommodation.
Example of information required: A 6’ x 4’ (181cm x 125cm) timber shed, 6’1 high (185cm) and is 3’ (90cm) from the boundary. Used to store bicycle and lawn mower. Company to undertake the works is A J Jones Sheds Ltd. – www.aj-jones-sheds.co.uk
Example of images & plans for outbuildings
Fencing only
We permit changes to fencing if within our ownership. Please complete an application and adhere to the rules (heights, locations etc.) outlined by the Planning Portal: Interactive House – Planning Portal.
Example of information required: A 6’ x 4’ (181cm x 125cm) timber shed, 6’1 high (185cm) and is 3’ (90cm) from the boundary. Used to store bicycle and lawn mower. Company to undertake the works is A J Jones Sheds Ltd. – www.aj-jones-sheds.co.uk.
It is important that you feel safe, secure and independent in your home. To help ensure this, we can make changes, known as adaptations, so life is easier for you. These range from minor adaptations, such as handrails, to major adaptations, such as creating wheelchair-accessible spaces.
You can find out more here.
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Applying and what's next
Please use the form at the bottom of this page to apply for Landlord’s Consent.
Once we receive your application, we will assess it and let you know the outcome. It may be that a surveyor needs to visit your home, or that we require additional information from you before we can make a decision.
Our consent will be given where the works are reasonable, won’t have a detrimental effect on the property or won’t create health and safety issues. You will assume full responsibility for the repair and maintenance of any alteration you make, and all conditions given to you as part of our consent must be observed.
Your project may require the additional approval of your local authority to proceed, such as planning permission.
If this is the case it will be your responsibility to obtain the relevant permissions before we consent for the project to proceed.
Get in touch
If you have any questions or concerns, please just get in touch so we can help you.
