Should Landlord Pay for Telephone Line Installation?
My tenant has asked me to pay £124.99 for a BT line. Am I, as a Landlord really required to pay for the installation of a telephone line…?
This is totally at your discretion. Most short-hold tenancy agreements require the tenant to seek the landlords permission before any work is carried out on the property but I have never come across a landlord that has rejected the proposal. Some landlords offer to pay the full amount. Some offer to pay half. Unless the tenancy clearly states that you are obliged to supply a telephone line then the decision is totally up to yourself . You will probably only have to pay this charge once as it usually only applies to new properties that have yet to have a phone line activated. There is a moral argument that a landlord should pay it as the benefit remains with the property well beyond the first tenant but there is no obligation to do so. Our advice is to pay it in the interests of good relations.