Pace, sure there is nothing wrong with being cautious. So too are the UK CAA, but they do allow controllers to issue land after clearances, and give us pilots the option to accept them if we wish to. It's a matter of judgement really, but if you want to mitigate
brake or reverse thrust deployment fault
that is your judgement call.
I guess using that logic you would never consider landing on a short, almost limiting, field. (Wasn't there a thread on that subject lately?)