Renting a house with a dog.
Discussion
We have sold our house and it looks like the house we are buying will fall through.
We still want to go through with our sale so are going to look into renting somewhere until we can find another house to buy.
Problem is we have a dog, will it be almost impossible to find someone willing to rent a nice house to us? We have seen a couple advertised that accept pets but I wouldn't let the dog stay never mind the little one.
I am willing to pay double the bond, extra rent,cover any damage made etc etc.
Any advice would be great, excluding shooting the dog even though it has crossed my mind!
We still want to go through with our sale so are going to look into renting somewhere until we can find another house to buy.
Problem is we have a dog, will it be almost impossible to find someone willing to rent a nice house to us? We have seen a couple advertised that accept pets but I wouldn't let the dog stay never mind the little one.
I am willing to pay double the bond, extra rent,cover any damage made etc etc.
Any advice would be great, excluding shooting the dog even though it has crossed my mind!
We found it really hard with rabbits, but talking directly to the landlord usually helps as without that you're just another name with a dog. And that's bad news to a landlord - I certainly wouldn't have let people rent my place with pets and can see why landlords wouldn't want to rent to me.
So yeah, speak to the landlord directly and offer a bond (we offered 6 months up front but in the end paid a £200 bond for the bunnies) We also said the landlord could pop over once we'd moved in to see that the place wasn't wrecked. It's worked well as we've proved to be good tenants and because a few things aren't exactly up to scratch in the place, we've got some good deals out of it (like not paying cleaning costs when we move out and not putting the carpet on the inventory so it doesn't matter about the state of it when we go)
So yeah, speak to the landlord directly and offer a bond (we offered 6 months up front but in the end paid a £200 bond for the bunnies) We also said the landlord could pop over once we'd moved in to see that the place wasn't wrecked. It's worked well as we've proved to be good tenants and because a few things aren't exactly up to scratch in the place, we've got some good deals out of it (like not paying cleaning costs when we move out and not putting the carpet on the inventory so it doesn't matter about the state of it when we go)
We needed to rent last year with a dog and a small boy.
Some ads did say no dogs and some said dogs welcome but no children!!!!!
Somw will accept a dog even though they say not cos it is a let rather than not. Talk to the people, they may be dog lovers. We found a cottage where the owner had two dogs, a cat, 10 geese and 8 hens.....our little lad oved living there
Some ads did say no dogs and some said dogs welcome but no children!!!!!
Somw will accept a dog even though they say not cos it is a let rather than not. Talk to the people, they may be dog lovers. We found a cottage where the owner had two dogs, a cat, 10 geese and 8 hens.....our little lad oved living there
russ_a said:
Bloody hell if you strugle with Rabbits I have no chance with our mad boxer!
Most people know what a dog is. One agent struggled with the concept of a rabbit living in the house and asked what a house rabbit was. I said it was sort of like a cross between a cat and a dog..... Even our tenancy agreement has ¨housed rabbits¨ on it.(mind you I don't think much of estate agents at the moment..)
ds.Just finished renting with our dog, had to pay a little more on deposit but got it back no problem.
You just have to be patient in ringing round the letting agents, explaining that your dog is the best behaved in the world and that you are willing to pay extra. Some will be useless but others will come back with a limited number of properties where they think it shouldn't be an issue.
You just have to be patient in ringing round the letting agents, explaining that your dog is the best behaved in the world and that you are willing to pay extra. Some will be useless but others will come back with a limited number of properties where they think it shouldn't be an issue.
rather than start a new thread, thought I'd add to this one
found the perfect house to rent, in the right area and have currently paid the referencing fee to secure it
No mention of no pets on the original ad and a rushed viewing meant we didn't get chance to mention it to the owners
They have said no dog and looks like they may be a little odd/awkward? in general after talking to the helpful agents
the agents have 'suggested' that they know nothing about the dog and see how it goes, but I don't want to move lock and stock to a long term let and then have to move out 2 months down the line
Arrrrggghh !!!
Am I being stooopid in asking what the procedure is and likely outcome would be if we signed up, moved in and got found out ??
Parents are happy to have him short term but not long term
PH landlords ??
found the perfect house to rent, in the right area and have currently paid the referencing fee to secure it
No mention of no pets on the original ad and a rushed viewing meant we didn't get chance to mention it to the owners
They have said no dog and looks like they may be a little odd/awkward? in general after talking to the helpful agents
the agents have 'suggested' that they know nothing about the dog and see how it goes, but I don't want to move lock and stock to a long term let and then have to move out 2 months down the line
Arrrrggghh !!!
Am I being stooopid in asking what the procedure is and likely outcome would be if we signed up, moved in and got found out ??
Parents are happy to have him short term but not long term
PH landlords ??
Thats very irresponsible of the agent to suggest you brush it under the carpet. I'd make sure it is an upfront term and that they agree to it, they will probably be OK if you offer an increased deposit and a strict pet clause in the contract. Its not worth the hassle to find out after you've moved in that its a problem
jimmyjam said:
Thats very irresponsible of the agent to suggest you brush it under the carpet. I'd make sure it is an upfront term and that they agree to it, they will probably be OK if you offer an increased deposit and a strict pet clause in the contract. Its not worth the hassle to find out after you've moved in that its a problem
Absolutely agree, I have a “No Pets” clause in my AST, and on one occasion whilst carrying out a landlord’s gas safety check, found a small cat locked in the bedroom of the property. At the time I did not take the matter further, but when the next tenants moved in, I had to have the property treated for cat fleas, so still not keen on renting to tenants with pets. A landlord friend I know, rented a luxurious flat to a single middle aged professional woman, with a clause on the AST of “No Pets”, and when she left the flat, holding a cage containing a monkey, he thought OK so she had a pet, the flat looks good. Only later to find that with every night storage heater in the flat, the monkey had used as a toilet, with the same solidifying to a solid mass of “cement”, resulting in every heater having to be replaced.
completely agree with and appreciate the above
he's an older dog, maybe the size of a cocker spaniel and a great little character. I'm happy to pay any extra as I'm confident he will be no trouble, but I am generally too honest and I really not comfortable with the idea of breaking the tenancy agreement at all
hey ho maybe just not meant to be !!
he's an older dog, maybe the size of a cocker spaniel and a great little character. I'm happy to pay any extra as I'm confident he will be no trouble, but I am generally too honest and I really not comfortable with the idea of breaking the tenancy agreement at all
hey ho maybe just not meant to be !!
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