does placing a sky dish on a rented property amount to criminal damage?

Answer 1

you need the landlords permission to visually alter the building.

Answer 2

If the property is damaged, then this could be negligence.
But unless the person deliberately damaged the property, when installing the dish, it cannot be criminal damage.

Answer 3

I'd imagine the owner would be happy having sky installed for future tenants.... oh, and there's an extra £5 a month on the rent to cover the sky installation lol

Answer 4

It would be breaking your rental agreement and depending on how you had the dish fitted, you could be persued for criminal damage above anything with in the contract you signed & deposit kept for the repair of the building.

If you damage the property, you will be liable for it!

Answer 5

Only if you don't get the landlord permission to fit it. Even then it would be highly unlikely that they would contact the police and press charges. They may expect you to fix any damage caused though and if you didn't they would more than likely not renew your lease when it is up.

Answer 6

Yes it possibly could without the permission of the owner or estate angent as it amounts to stuctural changes

Answer 7

http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/section11/chapter_b.html

I would say not, depending on what the courts regard as damage.

However, you may be breaching the terms of your lease or local planning regulations. This may potentially get you evicted.

It's best to have the landlord's consent (preferably in writing) before work is carried out.

Cable may be more discreet ;)

Answer 8

Since it's a fixture, you need the landlord's permission. If you do it without permission, it could invalidate your lease although it's more likely you'd simply be asked to remove it.

Answer 9

Just ask the landlord for permission. They are very unlikely to say no unless they are extremely unreasonable.

Answer 10

I can't see how it can, if you have the landlords permission and the person putting it up hasn't done any damage