Smart lock installation in Wythenshawe

Wythenshawe was built as council housing on a very large scale, and much of that stock is now owned by a housing association rather than the person living behind the door. That matters more than anything technical.

Practically, it means two things. The doors themselves are mostly composite units fitted in programme replacements, which is good news — they are modern, they take a multipoint mechanism, and a smart lock generally goes onto them without drama. And the permission question comes first, because fitting a lock to a door you do not own can put a tenancy at risk.

Ask before you buy anything. Most social landlords have a written position on altering a front door, and it is usually about whether the change is reversible and whether they keep a way in.

We can put the specification in writing for you to send them — what is being fitted, whether the original cylinder can be retained, and how the door is left if you move out. That is normally what unlocks a yes, and it costs nothing to ask.

If the answer is no, we would rather you found out at that point than after paying us.

A good many Wythenshawe houses were bought under right to buy, so plenty of doors on the same street are the owner's to do as they like with. If that is you, there is no consent step at all — it is a straightforward composite door install.