Notice to Quit - So upset

gordonbennet

Can I ask Tygermoth (OP) where abouts in the country are you looking? You never know one of us may have some more specific ideas or even know of somewhere.

jjlandlord

jamesd wrote: »

No, there is not. For this to apply it must be an allotment

Quite a long reply, jamesd.
However it misses the relevant part of the Allotment Act 1950, which removes restrictions on keeping hens on any land, not only on allotment gardens, and allows to erect reasonable enclosure.

As such hens can be kept in a garden, and that garden needs not be converted to production of vegetable or fruits.

Of course, we know that with ASTs landlords need no reasons to evict if the tenancy is periodic.
But the point is still relevant because the statute above means a tenant will not breach any term of his tenancy by keeping hens, whatever the tenancy agreement might say.

jamesd

Please read the link to the Thorpe Report and the rest of paragraph 54 of that report which contradicts that claim, specifying that:

"Since 1950 the occupier of an allotment garden has ... been permitted to keep hens or rabbits on his land" .. and then moves on to give the specific requirements that I quoted.

The provision is specific to allotments and does not apply to any land.

jjlandlord

As pointed ou above, and on thread dedicated to Allotment Act, section 12 of the act refers to 'any tenancy' on 'any land'.
Your quote from the Thorpe report is correct, but the right is not restricted to allotment gardens only.

CreditCrunchie

I really hope the OP isn't put off by the scaremongerers above. Those of us who actually rent with pets, and consider them part of our family, know it's harder yes, but certainly not impossible.

You should find some luck in the links I posted, though to. E honest I've never had any major problems with mainstream estate agents either.

Good luck

Dan-Dan

I have Pets ,and rented with them for years before being lucky enough to buy last year , the point stands though , its more difficlut finding the right rental with the baggage of pets

Davesnave

And I found 3 decent rentals in 24hours when I needed to rent for a short while with two cats and two ferrets.

However, I had enough money to throw at the problem.

Dan-Dan

Bah cats and ferrets , i`m talking 3 donkeys , 1 goat , 2 dogs and a unicorn

jamesd

Davesnave wrote: »

And I found 3 decent rentals in 24hours when I needed to rent for a short while with two cats and two ferrets.

However, I had enough money to throw at the problem.

Money can indeed sometimes be a good solution to this problem. After all, that's what landlords are in the business for! Glad it worked for you!

jjlandlord wrote: »

As pointed ou above, and on thread dedicated to Allotment Act, section 12 of the act refers to 'any tenancy' on 'any land'. ... Your quote from the Thorpe report is correct, but the right is not restricted to allotment gardens only.

The right is an an Act about Allotments that was introduced as a result of a report into allotments. Picking bits and pieces out of an act and applying them outside its context isn't quite how things work. It'll work on people who don't know any better, though. I've no personal interest, other than trying to help prevent people from getting the wrong idea just because they want it to be true, and I've done more than enough research on it. If you want more, you can find the details in the report and in the Hansard debates prior to the passing of the Act.

jjlandlord

jamesd wrote: »

The right is an an Act about Allotments that was introduced as a result of a report into allotments. Picking bits and pieces out of an act and applying them outside its context isn't quite how things work. It'll work on people who don't know any better, though. I've no personal interest, other than trying to help prevent people from getting the wrong idea just because they want it to be true, and I've done more than enough research on it.

Do you have any argument at all?

That fact that the Act is called Allotment Act does not imply that its contents apply only to allotment.

The only relevant matter is what the statute actually says.