right to compensation for improvements to council property?
Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at
3:08 pm
My mother of 79yrs was given sheltered housing from council, the previous tenant who was in a wheelchair had all the lower kitchen units removed for easier access, when my mother moved in she was told it would be a few years before the property was due for renovation, so she asked the council inspector if she could install her own kitchen, which he sanctioned, my mother installed a fitted kitchen £3.5k with integrated oven and hob, the council have stated that they wont consider compensation for the oven and hob, and i do appreciate that it states that no appliances will be compensated for, does she have the legal right to take the oven and hob with her? also with it being integrated is it not technicaly part of the kitchen!!! any constructive help or advice would be great.
The big issue is that she has had a transfer to other council property, with a now other inferior kitchen, and before she left the property with the fitted kitchen, the council then decide to renovate ther property with the option to get a new council kitchen which was not as good a quality as the one she fitted, so basically she has saved the council on the price of that kitchen !!!
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Very difficult area! Going to cost you to get proper legal advice. Also the council will have it’s own resident lawyer who’s job is to make your life as difficult/expensive as possible.
Suggest you just accept their ruling as it’s not going to be worth fighing it for the – comparatively – small amount of money involved!
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She should have the right to take the appliances with her, unless it was given to her as a fully functional kitchen initially in which it could be a very difficult area as they are obliged to continue to list it as such. You may need to speak with Citizens Advice if the time comes around to determine what she may be entitled to take or not.
She should, though, be able to refuse any further renovation work as the kitchen will be up to specification.