New tenant

Westywoodpecker

I have a new tenant who has just moved into my property yeasteday. I agreed to the unusual request of letting them keep a pig-mi goat at the property as I have a very large garden with lots of grassy areas, along with a small dog.

Imagine my surprise when a neighbour 'phoned today to tell me they are erecting a huge 12 ft x 12 ft shed in my back garden, obviously without permission.

Another call from the neighbour this evening informs me that the tenant has a dog, hen , goat , & wait for it.........















two donkeys in my back garden!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Is this a first?

boo2410

Perhaps they thought it was easier than cutting the grass if it is a big garden:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Mind you it is very cheeky, I wouldn't dare do that, I can't even have a dog and that's one thing I really miss.

Blackpool_Saver

blimey, I hope my neighbours aren't spying on me and reporting to my landlady !!! having said that I wouldn't behave in such a ludicrous fashion

tiger_eyes

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

blimey, I hope my neighbours aren't spying on me and reporting to my landlady !!! having said that I wouldn't behave in such a ludicrous fashion

In all fairness, I think the tenant is asking for it! Glad the OP is keeping their sense of humour ... :rotfl:

[Deleted User]

Hi,

gee whizz, hope it's only a six month SAT, though looks as though they might be there a while. you might get some free range eggs, in lieu of rent. :rotfl:

ValHaller

Westywoodpecker wrote: »

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Another call from the neighbour this evening informs me that the tenant has a dog, hen , goat , & wait for it.........two donkeys in my back garden!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

If any of these animals die. I suppose they will be buried in the garden.

AlexMac

I think you should invoke the ancient (and little Known) property convention of 'droit de seigneur' whereby the landlord gets to eat anything that grows, grazes or sleeps on their property (think about it).

G_M

I can recommend dog stew.

Davesnave

Think positively....if you want the garden to be a blank canvas at the end of six months, then this may be cheaper than hiring a landscape gardener or a man with a digger.

ognum

Westywoodpecker wrote: »

I have a new tenant who has just moved into my property yeasteday. I agreed to the unusual request of letting them keep a pig-mi goat at the property as I have a very large garden with lots of grassy areas, along with a small dog.

Imagine my surprise when a neighbour 'phoned today to tell me they are erecting a huge 12 ft x 12 ft shed in my back garden, obviously without permission.

Another call from the neighbour this evening informs me that the tenant has a dog, hen , goat , & wait for it........

two donkeys in my back garden!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Is this a first?

Hope they are all referenced and on the tenancy agreement!

Werdnal

Westywoodpecker wrote: »

Is this a first?

Seem to remember a post here a while back about a landlord discovering tenant was keeping a pony in the garden.

Goats (I keep them) are considered livestock and you have to apply to DEFRA for a herd and holding number even if they are pets - just out of interest ask tenants if they have done this as many "pet" goat owners either ignore the requirement or don't even know about it. It doesn't cost anything, but if they don't already have one, it is clear they don't know the obligations and requirements for keeping these animals correctly!

How large is the garden? Unless the donkeys are also a mini breed, they need 0.5/1 acre of land per pair, so unless your garden is larger than average, I think it is unfair to keep them and the goat in such a small space. Your grassy areas will rapidly turn into a poached, muddy quagmire in the winter if they don't have enough space to "strip" graze and rest the bare areas to let them recover. I have a 1.5 acre field for 2 pygmy goats and a shetland pony, and even ours gets pretty churned up in wet seasons.

Goats also love to chew tree bark and will "ring bark" and kill any trees they can reach. Your garden will never be the same again!

Donkeys can also be incredibly noisy - you have to hear a donkey bray at close quarters to really believe how loud it can be. Neighbours are going to have to get used to early morning calls! We had a friend's donkey in our field for a while, and there are some others over half a mile away - they could hear each other and shouted back and forth even over that distance. Luckily our only neighbours are elderly and deaf and didn't take any notice, but he regularly woke us up! in the absence of other donkeys to shout at, they will call to the owners for attention.

Not sure what you can do to move them on now the tenancy has started, but I think you should be getting your agent to issue an S21 now, to expire when FT ends and let them know you are not happy about this.