Dog in rented property question

NewKittenHelp

You don't have any right to have pets so you might want to drop the entitled attitude when speaking with your landlord.

WickedWitch123

Mupette wrote: »

i shall butt out of your conversation for fear of saying something you know is right but you refuse to accept.

Bye. Thanks for dropping by.

WickedWitch123

NewKittenHelp wrote: »

You don't have any right to have pets so you might want to drop the entitled attitude when speaking with your landlord.

Thanks i will.

alyssa_liss

move house ? seriously its the landlords decision .
Were lucky that our landlord allowed us to get a dog , but i would have understood if he had said no

WickedWitch123

alyssa_liss wrote: »

move house ? seriously its the landlords decision .
Were lucky that our landlord allowed us to get a dog , but i would have understood if he had said no

Yeh this is something that i've been making enquiries about this afternoon. Ive seen a couple of properties that i'm interested in. One letting agent came back and said that the LL is amenable to dogs but would add a dog clause etc etc etc which is fine by me. I'll ring the other one tomorrow.

The other option is to hang on for now (presuming he lets us stay) and get back on the housing ladder ASAP. This is the first time i've rented in almost 20 years so i'm probably just getting ahead of myself.

Thanks for your advice.
WW

Fire_Fox

WickedWitch123 wrote: »

Thanks Fire Fox, I think i will have to do a bit of grovelling. What does secure accomodation mean though? Even if he said yes and was fine with a dog, what if his circumstances changed and he needed the house back. Does that mean no-one who is renting can have pets? And what about if you're a home owner and you lose your job so can't pay you're mortgage - what's secure these days?? I do get what you mean, i'm just playing devils advocate.

Secure meaning it was agreed you could have a dog or cat from day one, you've been living there a while so got to know the landlord or his agent and know you can work together/ they are not unreasonable, you know a little about the landlord's circumstances so that you are pretty sure they want to keep the house long term and are keen on long term reliable tenants. Alternatively you might have a close relative who you know would be able to take the dog on if you got served notice unexpectedly.

I would particularly class a council or housing association property as secure. With private rented all too often the relationship between tenant and landlord breaks down within a year which is why I say to be in for a while. Yes this does mean many families who live in rented accommodation should not be taking on a dog. They might be a possession in the eyes of the law, but in my eyes they are very similar to having another child which *should* be something we don't just do on a whim, we spend time considering whether we can offer a great forever home, and spend time preparing for the responsibility (eg. saving up).

Owner-occupiers don't randomly get repossessed, responsible ones have three months mortgage payments saved up in case of illness or redundancy, after that there is government help available to pay the mortgage. Anyone without savings should seriously consider not having a pet, if they get sick you can need to pay out hundreds or thousands. If you are thinking of buying a property again at some point it seems sensible to wait, another option is to move to a dog friendly house and foster or take on a puppy that you train to become a guide dog. Obviously your family would need to be prepared for letting these dogs go, it's not for everyone.

j.e.j.

Unfortunately landlords are not fond of pets.. I would have considered getting one but it's the same where we are, - NO cats or dogs allowed (unless it's a guide dog or similar). They will allow birds or goldfish though :rotfl:

To answer your question, if your contract's not due for renewal (?) my guess is the landlord won't be wanting to just throw you out. After all he'd be losing revenue if he did that and would have to go thru the hassle and rigmarole of letting the property out again.

WickedWitch123

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Secure meaning it was agreed you could have a dog or cat from day one, you've been living there a while so got to know the landlord or his agent and know you can work together/ they are not unreasonable, you know a little about the landlord's circumstances so that you are pretty sure they want to keep the house long term and are keen on long term reliable tenants. Alternatively you might have a close relative who you know would be able to take the dog on if you got served notice unexpectedly.

I would particularly class a council or housing association property as secure. With private rented all too often the relationship between tenant and landlord breaks down within a year which is why I say to be in for a while. Yes this does mean many families who live in rented accommodation should not be taking on a dog. They might be a possession in the eyes of the law, but in my eyes they are very similar to having another child which *should* be something we don't just do on a whim, we spend time considering whether we can offer a great forever home, and spend time preparing for the responsibility (eg. saving up).

Owner-occupiers don't randomly get repossessed, responsible ones have three months mortgage payments saved up in case of illness or redundancy, after that there is government help available to pay the mortgage. Anyone without savings should seriously consider not having a pet, if they get sick you can need to pay out hundreds or thousands. If you are thinking of buying a property again at some point it seems sensible to wait, another option is to move to a dog friendly house and foster or take on a puppy that you train to become a guide dog. Obviously your family would need to be prepared for letting these dogs go, it's not for everyone.

Ah, i get you. And i completely agree that obviously its his decision and I have to accept it, which I have of course. I'm only human though so i'm a bit gutted but you never know, I don't plan to be in this house forever so its not 'never', its just 'not now'.

WickedWitch123

j.e.j. wrote: »

Unfortunately landlords are not fond of pets.. I would have considered getting one but it's the same where we are, - NO cats or dogs allowed (unless it's a guide dog or similar). They will allow birds or goldfish though :rotfl:

To answer your question, if your contract's not due for renewal (?) my guess is the landlord won't be wanting to just throw you out. After all he'd be losing revenue if he did that and would have to go thru the hassle and rigmarole of letting the property out again.

My 4 year old would love a goldfish, but i daren't now. :rotfl:

asharon

Sorry you cant get a dog. It does make renting harder, some people give the rest of us a bad name when it comes to pets.

It doesn't sound like a good time to get one at the moment, but I hope the time comes when it is the right time.