Are you allowed to have a mattress in your living room in the UK? (renting)
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I've recently changed a bed in a house I'm renting and I can't throw away an old mattress because it belongs to my landlord and there's no space to store it anywhere either. My housemates came up with an idea to put it in a living room and cover with blankets and pillow so it's just an extra seating space. But then we were told it's illegal cos it looks like someone sleeps there and our agency can get fine.
Is it actually true or just another agency's fuss?
I've recently changed a bed in a house I'm renting and I can't throw away an old mattress because it belongs to my landlord and there's no space to store it anywhere either. My housemates came up with an idea to put it in a living room and cover with blankets and pillow so it's just an extra seating space. But then we were told it's illegal cos it looks like someone sleeps there and our agency can get fine.
Is it actually true or just another agency's fuss?
Possibly true, plausible certainly. If there's a housing inspection, there may appear to be one additional sleeping room and no living room. If there's a discrepancy in the properties stated description and occupancy and it's inspected it can cause issues, and possibly costs incurred to the agency/LL.
If your agency knows about it tell 'em to shift it or get the owner to shift it, or get written approval to dispose of it. If you trash it (LOL good luck with that if it's anything like my experience of laughingly described furnished) or appear to trash it, then you could be on the hook for replacement of it anyway.
Ring the landlord ask him what he wants done with it.If you dont know how to get hold of him get the agency to do it.These letting agencies get stacks of money for very little.
Oh please, as long as you advise the agency that is what you're going to do just do it. A fine for having a mattress in the living room!?! What has this country come to. Alternatively just have it upright or on the side and pop it behind the sofa.
I'm sure the agent/LL couldn't care less whether the tenant gets fined. Their concern is receiving a fine under HHSRS or regulated tenancy violations.
If you own your home you can have a fully functional built in bondage dungeon in your living room with wall racks for toys, and a mattress and be just fine. But I suspect that's not going to fly too well in a rental.
Is it just a mattress or a whole bed including in the base? If it's on the inventory it will need to be there when you leave, unless you leave it behind by arrangement with the landlord. Do you plan to take it with you to your next rented property? At which point you will encounter the same issue.
I saw a mattress dumped on the corner of a street, the other day. Typical of Valley life.
But on the other hand, I think the Council charge about £15 to pick them up! So, no wonder people go dumping them anywhere.
Everyone pays enough in Council Tax already. Then the Council moan about fly-tipping, when they try to charge you again for taking larger items.
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Typical of Valley life.