All tenants must seek written permission from Barnet Homes before making any alterations to their home. Please contact us.
We will only refuse permission if there is a good reason. However, some alterations may require planning permission and building regulations approval.
If you start without permission, we can charge you for any repairs or ask you to put your home back to its original condition.
You must ask before you:
• demolish walls or rearrange the layout
• decorate outside
• change sinks, baths or kitchen units
• change or remove doors
• replumb your home
• install central heating
• change the type of heating
• lay a hardstanding
• put up a radio or television aerial or a satellite dish
• put up closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera and monitor
• put up fences or walls to front gardens on open-plan estates
If you want to buy your home, your improvements will not be included in the valuation price. If you move, you can apply for compensation.