Pets in Rented Property after Renters Reform Bill
Discussion
LL and dog owner.
Most tenants I’ve had have had dogs or cats. Currently one has two loopy spaniels and the other house has a cat. I was asked both times before the letting - IMHO if they’re old enough to be house trained it’s not a problem. Same goes for the pets
Previous tenants - one inherited a dog mid-term - no problem at all. Another family got a cat or two, didn’t tell me, didn’t spay them, had 6+ kittens which filled my house with s
t and cat piss, and they also left the windows open for them when they left them alone to go on holiday. Eviction wasn’t because of the cats. Cost me 10k in lost rent, legal fees and carpets, curtains, DIY redecorating throughout. I have photos of melted cat st welded to windowsills and skirting boards if you’d like to see them. They also abandoned all the cats when they left. This is exactly why LLs don’t like pets.
If you’re a tenant with pets the legislation will make no difference - LLs or letting agents will ask, you’ll be honest and confirm you have pets, then LL won’t pick you for some random other reason. Simple.
Or you lie, move in with the pets, allow them to damage the property and get evicted under S8 property damage which will still be a thing after the new law comes in, or lose your deposit because the carpets smell like a litter tray.
The trick is to be nice decent human beings capable of looking after animals properly but sadly as with everything it’s the idiots that ruin it for everyone else.
Most tenants I’ve had have had dogs or cats. Currently one has two loopy spaniels and the other house has a cat. I was asked both times before the letting - IMHO if they’re old enough to be house trained it’s not a problem. Same goes for the pets
Previous tenants - one inherited a dog mid-term - no problem at all. Another family got a cat or two, didn’t tell me, didn’t spay them, had 6+ kittens which filled my house with s
t and cat piss, and they also left the windows open for them when they left them alone to go on holiday. Eviction wasn’t because of the cats. Cost me 10k in lost rent, legal fees and carpets, curtains, DIY redecorating throughout. I have photos of melted cat st welded to windowsills and skirting boards if you’d like to see them. They also abandoned all the cats when they left. This is exactly why LLs don’t like pets.If you’re a tenant with pets the legislation will make no difference - LLs or letting agents will ask, you’ll be honest and confirm you have pets, then LL won’t pick you for some random other reason. Simple.
Or you lie, move in with the pets, allow them to damage the property and get evicted under S8 property damage which will still be a thing after the new law comes in, or lose your deposit because the carpets smell like a litter tray.
The trick is to be nice decent human beings capable of looking after animals properly but sadly as with everything it’s the idiots that ruin it for everyone else.
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