More persons in my rental property than I thought

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My tenancy agreement names the people who are permitted to reside at the property. This includes my child. On the face of it, I would think that barring pregnancy, I would be in breach of contract if I allowed another person to live at the property.

missile

Travelling_Man wrote: »

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Now it would appear that I am stuck with this tenant until end August, at which point I certainly won't be offering a renewal, but is there anything I can do in the meantime? How is the legality of the rental contract now? I honestly would rather leave the house empty than have children in there.

Many thanks for any advice offered.

You may find your next tennant moves in day one. Starts smoking, moves in their granny, kids and incontinent great dane on day two. Unfortunately, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.

You might want to change agent and vet the next tenant yourself. :j

cheap_charlie

PasturesNew wrote: »

Loads of adverts round my way for houses etc state "no children". I phoned up an agent last month to ask about a place and she stopped me at the start of the conversation to ask "Any kids, smokers, DSS?" indicating that if the answer were "yes" to any of those the phone'd be hung up.

I am surprised at this. When I have been looking for a rental I have seen lots of properties which clearly stated no pets, no smokers and no DSS but none that stated "no children".

I must live in a family friendly area

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cheap_charlie wrote: »

I am surprised at this. When I have been looking for a rental I have seen lots of properties which clearly stated no pets, no smokers and no DSS but none that stated "no children".

I must live in a family friendly area

I've seen loads with a "no children" exclusion.

Why ? well, I saw one property where the tenants allowed their kids to draw all over the walls, smear dirt and grime everywhere they could reach etc.

You have to remember that some people and some cultures have no respect for the property of another. Also, nearly every LHA claimant is encumbered by kids.

One way to put them off is to simply request £10,000 as a deposit.

Pennylane

Poor old Travelling Man - bet he wishes he hadn't popped back!!:p

Why are so many people pouncing on him? It was a perfectly reasonable question. It's his property so he should be able to say what he's prepared to accept & what he's not.

I can't stand people who tell lies, although I realise they do so, so that they can get into a place and then start doing what they want. There are some very nasty, devious people out there. I know someone who rented a house with a No Dogs rule and moved straight in with her bull terrier, having lied to the Landlord. She would be the first one to start bleating that her tap is dripping though and expect the L/L to get it fixed same day.

There's a rented property near us which is supposed to be rented to a couple (from Eastern Europe) and one small child. There are now 9 people living in there, with several cars which makes getting in/out of our drive very difficult. The wheelie bins are overflowing with the lids unable to close. This means they are now attractive to rats and, of course, rain gets in and the contents get smelly. There are quite literally hundreds of cigarette butts thrown outside by them on the pavement and their garden is littered with beer cans.
Actually I don't understand how they can all afford to smoke & drink anyway.

Before I get accused of being racist, can I just say that I actually gave the original young couple some good furniture when they moved in and tried to make them welcome ....... little knowing that they'd then move in all their mates.

mchale

geoffky wrote: »

AnotherAmateur landlord..i hope the next tennets with no kids and no pets turn you gaff into a cannabis farm...i really do..

A really useful and intelligent post. :rotfl: :rotfl:


ps: tennets = tenants

real1314

Pennylane wrote: »

Poor old Travelling Man - bet he wishes he hadn't popped back!!:p

Why are so many people pouncing on him? It was a perfectly reasonable question. It's his property so he should be able to say what he's prepared to accept & what he's not.

I can't stand people who tell lies, although I realise they do so, so that they can get into a place and then start doing what they want. There are some very nasty, devious people out there. I know someone who rented a house with a No Dogs rule and moved straight in with her bull terrier, having lied to the Landlord. She would be the first one to start bleating that her tap is dripping though and expect the L/L to get it fixed same day.

There's a rented property near us which is supposed to be rented to a couple (from Eastern Europe) and one small child. There are now 9 people living in there, with several cars which makes getting in/out of our drive very difficult. The wheelie bins are overflowing with the lids unable to close. This means they are now attractive to rats and, of course, rain gets in and the contents get smelly. There are quite literally hundreds of cigarette butts thrown outside by them on the pavement and their garden is littered with beer cans.
Actually I don't understand how they can all afford to smoke & drink anyway.

Before I get accused of being racist, can I just say that I actually gave the original young couple some good furniture when they moved in and tried to make them welcome ....... little knowing that they'd then move in all their mates.

So, the problem is the number of people. And it's fairly clear that they are not all kids.
Are the kids filling the wheely bins, drinking and smoking? Or is it actually the adults that are causing the problems?

Whilst deciding to not allow kids at a property might be an acceptable viewpoint, to some degree, it's not a logical one. Kids will only behave as the adults allow them to.
It's the adults you need to be concerned about - how they behave / what they think is ok; not the kids.

real1314

mchale wrote: »

A really useful and intelligent post. :rotfl: :rotfl:


ps: tennets = tenants

Irony off? :cool:

Enfieldian

Wow....

Surprised you didn't object to foreign tenants in the first place OP....

tonycottee

anoneemouse wrote: »

What nationality are they from? With that question answered, then it may be possible to tell what the chances are that the kids will wreck the place.

Out of interest what nationalities should we look out for when it comes to wrecking houses?