Decoration Allowance Policy - Section 7
7. Decoration Allowance for a New Tenancy
7.1 It will be at the discretion of the Area Housing Officer or Housing Projects Officer, while carrying out a void inspection of a property, with reference to the Void Management Policy, to determine whether or not the property warrants a decoration allowance.
7.2 An allowance may be awarded where:
- the wallpaper is considerably torn; or
- the walls are badly marked or smoke stained; or
- the walls have been cleaned but continue to look dirty; or
- the woodwork has been badly chipped/painted for example, the paint is peeling off the woodwork or has been painted a strong colour that is not easily covered up, and so on.
The above list shows examples only and is not an exhaustive list of circumstances where a decoration allowance may be awarded.
7.3 The Council will decide how much decoration allowance is to be awarded before any viewings take place. Prospective tenants will be told how much decoration allowance they would be entitled to at their viewing.
7.4 New tenants will be given any decoration allowance when they sign their tenancy agreement.