Residents' handbook - Moat

REPAIRING YOUR HOME SECTION 3• Toilet (pan and cistern)• Kitchen sink• Storage cupboards in bathroom or kitchen• Work surfaces for food preparation• Space or water heating• Thermostatic radiator valves• Insulation of pipes, water tank or cylinder• Loft insulationREPAIRING YOUR HOME• Cavity wall insulation• Draught-proofing of external doors or windows• Rewiring, or fitting of power and lighting or other electrical fittings,including smoke detectors• Security measures (excluding burglar alarms or external securitygrilles).We are happy to offer you appropriate compensation for all or part ofthe cost of improvements, so they can benefit future residents, as longas you meet the conditions above.Where you have made alterations or improvements without permissionand we find they are unsatisfactory, we will tell you what you should doand confirm this in writing. You will be allowed to do work to put themright at your own expense within a given timescale.Where alterations and improvements were made without permissionbut are satisfactory, you will still be required to apply for retrospectivepermission for the alteration or improvement and will not be eligiblefor compensation.3-31