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Guidance notes
- An application form must be completed, and permission granted in writing by the Council before you make any alterations to your home.
- On the application form you should give brief details of the work you propose to do. You should include details of how you propose to do it (e.g. what materials will be used, who will carry out the work). Please provide specifications and drawings.
- Certain types of work may qualify as an improvement under The Secure Tenants of Local Authorities (Compensation for Improvements) Regulations 1994, and the qualifying person may be entitled to compensation in accordance with these regulations on termination of the tenancy agreement. For further guidance relating to these regulations, contact a North Tyneside Council Repairs Coordinator.
- If you do carry out works to your property without our permission or are in breach of any planning or building control regulation, we may require you to put back the property to its original condition and you will be responsible for arranging and paying for that. Alternatively, we may enter your property to carry our work to reinstate, and/or rectify any damage that may have been caused to the property or the building or adjacent property and charge you the costs of carrying out those works. At the end of your tenancy, you may be instructed to reinstate the property to its original condition. The cost of this will be borne by the tenant. Please contact us for further guidance.
