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hi,

i will be moving into a rented house, the gun safe has to be drilled into the wall, i thinking of not telling the landlord anything and puting the safe in my wardrobe and attach it to the wall from inside the wardrobe! i have heard that some land lords will not allow any drilling of walls etc or dont want firearms hence why i wound hide the safe in my wardrobe!

has anyone done this ?

if you have a very heavy safe does that still need to be attached to a wall ???

Talk to your Firearms Dept as they are the people who will approve or not what you do. Whether you tell your landlord or not is your business and no-one else's, least of all any ones on a forum.

I am just moving into my second rented place, I have had no issue with getting the landlords consent as long as I make good the walls when I leave.

My safes are sitting on two wooden plinths to raise them above the skirting board so that they go flat against the wall.

Alan

I would get permission first, if you drilled my walls without permission you'd be house hunting sooner than you thought.

Chuck wrote:I would get permission first, if you drilled my walls without permission you'd be house hunting sooner than you thought.

What 4 little 12mm holes that would be made good on leaving, a bit excessive I think, Im all for keeping knowledge of possession of firearms to as few people as possible, especially somebody who will have spare keys to your house. Who would vet the landlord ?????? I have met some right Tw&ts in my time.

I informed my landlord (housing association) and they were quite happy about it.

I have 2 gun cabinets and 2 ammo safes housed in a very large Ikea wardrobe with a 4x2" frame under the base for extra support, FEO was very impressed with it

20series wrote:I am just moving into my second rented place, I have had no issue with getting the landlords consent as long as I make good the walls when I leave.

My safes are sitting on two wooden plinths to raise them above the skirting board so that they go flat against the wall.

Alan

so before you moved in you told the landlord that you got a firearms ticket and needed to have safe bolted to the wall???

joe wrote:

20series wrote:I am just moving into my second rented place, I have had no issue with getting the landlords consent as long as I make good the walls when I leave.

My safes are sitting on two wooden plinths to raise them above the skirting board so that they go flat against the wall.

Alan

so before you moved in you told the landlord that you got a firearms ticket and needed to have safe bolted to the wall???

yep, the letting agent checked with the owner and they were quite ok with it

The University of Kent's shooting club recommends asking landlords permission, especially in student flats where there can be numerous individuals, so far I do not know of a Landlord that has said no

Better to ask really, as a shooter I wouldn't object but as a landlord I'd be worried about any repairs when you move out... Also depends where you intended to put the cabinet, in an undecorated cupboard no worries, half way along a decorated wall is a different story.

It also depends on how long you're renting for, if its only 6 months they might not be so keen but if its a long term let the fact that you've got an fac is a bonus... From the landlord and letting agent perspective it means your less likely to fall behind on your rent and bail as you've got more to loose as it could possibly affect your fac (mightn't not but who would take the chance)