That's true. I bought my first house (I'm in the US) because I wanted to be able to alter my living space - plant a garden, turn a bath into a shower, upgrade

That's true. I bought my first house (I'm in the US) because I wanted to be able to alter my living space - plant a garden, turn a bath into a shower, upgrade a circuit from 15 amps to 30. Even when there's no disputing the change is an improvement, landlords don't like it when you modify their property, and I don't really blame them.