The Right to Compensation for Improvements h At the end of a Secure Tenancy you have the right to apply to us for compensation for certain improvements you have made to your home unless they were started before 1 April 1994. If you are buying your home you will not get compensation as these improvements are not included in the purchase price. You should ask the tenancy services team if you would like more details about this. Introductory Tenants may also be eligible for compensation at the discretion of SKDC. Your responsibilities a You must report immediately upon becoming aware any repairs that need carrying out to your home for which we are responsible. b You are responsible for repairs which are necessary because you did not report another repair to us. c You are responsible for the cost of any items in your property such as furniture, clothing, floor coverings etc. that are damaged as a result of a repair unless due to negligence of our contractors or employees. d You must allow our employees and contractors to enter your home at reasonable times and at reasonable notice to inspect it, carry out repairs, service appliances and to carry out improvement works to your property. e If there is a risk of damage to your home or to other properties, or of injury to people, we may need to give you twenty four (24) hours, or less notice in an emergency, that we need to enter your home. We will charge you the cost of getting into your home if you do not allow or try to prevent us from entering. f You are responsible for the cost of repairs that are the result of neglect or misuse, or deliberate, malicious, criminal or accidental damage by you, people residing in your home or people visiting your home. This includes the cost for putting right any improvements/alterations carried out by you, people residing in your home or people visiting your home without obtaining the correct permissions. g Contact us immediately if the drains of your home become blocked. If you have caused the blockage by not using the drains properly, we will charge you for the work. h We reserve the right to do any repairs that are your responsibility if they are not put right within a reasonable period of time and recover all our costs from you. We will tell you about this and give you an opportunity to get the repair completed to an acceptable standard. i You are expected to do certain minor repairs yourself. Advice on this is in the handbook. Tenants who we consider are unable to carry out minor repairs, can report them as normal a...
The Right to Compensation for Improvements. At the end of a Secure Tenancy you have the right to apply to us for compensation for certain improvements you have made to your home unless they were started before 1 April 1994. If you are buying your home you will not get compensation as these improvements are not included in the purchase price. You should ask the tenancy services team if you would like more details about this. Introductory Tenants may also be eligible for compensation at the discretion of Charnwood Borough Council. Your Responsibilities
The Right to Compensation for Improvements. 7.1 If you have made certain improvements to your home, you may be entitled to claim compensation for them when your tenancy ends. Compensation is payable for “eligible” improvements that were started on or after 1 April 1994. Examples of these could include: tIhe installation of a bath, shower, wash hand basin or toilet Iinstalling additional storage cupboards in the kitchen or bathroom Iinstalling central heating, hot water boilers or other types of heating Rrewiring or putting in new power sockets, lighting or other electrical fittings Lloft and cavity wall insulation dDraught proofing of external doors or windows
