Has the Council the right to refuse me permission to put own satelite in council flat to get programms in my m

Question

mothertongue(not English)

Answer 1

Yes they can with it being a flat it can cause an obstruction to someone elses flat, eg., window view if it is a multi storey block. Also, it is their property and it can cause damage to the building unlike decorating.

A lot of councils though these days are installing cable though so you still have that option.

Answer 2

You have probably gathered from the other answers that the Housing department can stop you from putting up a dish. The planning rules are also different for flats so there is every chance that you would need planning permission as well.

I am a private planning consultant and I think that the rules on dishes are nonsense in this modern age. Providing they do not project above the roof ridge then I believe they should be permitted on any property (perhaps with the exception of Listed Buildings). Looks like you will have to get cable in the meantime.

Answer 3

YES. This satellite dish is not a fixture of the building and therefore presents a risk should it fall off and hurt somebody. (for which the council would be liable - it's their building)

Try reapplying to have the dish placed, saying you are willing to have it professionally erected in a more sympathetic site (ie: somewhere not easily viewable from the street).

If you live in a listed building, they will reject it outright - because it will ruin the underlying fabric (stonework, brickwork, etc...) of the building. Your only option then would be cable.

Hope this helps

PS If you have Internet access - can't you watch the shows from your home-land on your computer?

One last thing - don't just put it up - the council have the right to recover the cost of removal and returning the building to the state it was before you put it up. Could be costly!

Answer 4

The council can refuse to allow you to do that NOT because its in your language but because of the SIZE. So get a small one and you don't have to tell them anything. Its legal. But if it is very big, they get all angry because it makes the area look like some industrial zone in India.

Answer 5

If I let my home out to someone I might well put a clause in the tenancy agreement to prevent them damaging the external wall by having a satellite dish mounted on it.

Answer 6

Depends on what you signed as acceptance on your lease agreement. We have a situation in my country where the owners have sent in people to remove sat dishes and force us to sign up on a certain network. Its all legal because it was written in fine print when we signed up and were happy to have a place to stay. We have signed a petition and are waiting for a result. Your English is just fine. lol

Answer 7

I think if you look through the tenancy rules you will see that they say you need to have permission to put up any aerials, antenna or dishes.
I think if you go and ask them they'll say it's okay - I think it's just a technicality to stop people putting ridiculous things on their houses.

Answer 8

If it's a council house then yes, becasue it's their own house afterall. If it's a private housue they can refuse if it's a listed building, etc.

Answer 9

duckyquack: ALL questions appear globally. Get over it.

To answer the question, if there is something in the tenancy agreement about satellite dishes or aerials for the flats, then Yes, they CAN stop you.

Answer 10

If it's anything like a Property Owners' Association, they can refuse you permission to put up satellite dishes, order you to put in bushes, order you to take out bushes, and regulate what you put in your windows, and what color you paint your door.