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fozzeh

marliepanda wrote: »

Nope, its your bricks and mortar. Its their home.

Either send them a section 21, or get over it. What more advice do you want?

You can ask the LA to ask them to get rid of it? Bit of a crappy thing to do.

Nicely apathetic there. I think posts 2 and 3 were a bit more constructive of anything you've posted in here.

And I've not mentioned about them getting rid of it (which you've put as a statement but also a question...) but I, personally, would have asked first.

marliepanda

Okay so they didnt ask. You cannot get them to retroactively do that.

You can either a) Ask them to move out because of the cat

accept the fact that they want a cat in their home, and charge for any damages when they leave, which are caused by them/the cat, less applicable wear and tear.

Annie1960

marliepanda wrote: »

Okay so they didnt ask. You cannot get them to retroactively do that.

You can either a) Ask them to move out because of the cat

accept the fact that they want a cat in their home, and charge for any damages when they leave, which are caused by them/the cat, less applicable wear and tear.

I agree with this.

When a LL rents out a property, they need to realise this is a business transaction and it is no longer their home, it is home to the tenants.

fozzeh

marliepanda wrote: »

Okay so they didnt ask. You cannot get them to retroactively do that.

You can either a) Ask them to move out because of the cat

accept the fact that they want a cat in their home, and charge for any damages when they leave, which are caused by them/the cat, less applicable wear and tear.

Would you do A? I wouldn't personally...but I would have asked first. Would you have asked first or not irrespective of time?

And B; posts 2 and 3

Annie1960 wrote: »

I agree with this.

When a LL rents out a property, they need to realise this is a business transaction and it is no longer their home, it is home to the tenants.

I agree also. But the chance of it becoming my home again is still a possibility...so I would look after it as best I could until I'm sure it wasn't possible.

Herbalus

Your explanation of how you saw the cat is perfectly legitimate, but look at it from the tenant's point of view. If you were renting, and your LL said he'd seen something in your house, would you not wonder why the blazes the LL was snooping around?

It's how you're perceived as opposed to what actually happened.

marliepanda

Just because you want to move back in doesn't change anything.

Right now someone is paying you for it to be their home.

If you dont want them to move out, what DO you want?

Lily-Rose_3

Annie1960 wrote: »

I agree with this.

When a LL rents out a property, they need to realise this is a business transaction and it is no longer their home, it is home to the tenants.

This ^^^

I find it quite hilarious when a landlord says 'it's MY HOME; mine mine mine!!!' It isn't: it's the TENANT'S home, and if you're going to be all precious about what they do in their own home, you shouldn't be a landlord.

This whole scenario puzzles me. I think you need to leave them alone. It IS their home, and also, even if you served an S21, you could still find the next tenant sneakily bringing pets in. Many people seem to have pets.

Many people say they're not going to have pets (as some landlords are quite anal about them,) and they still go and bring them to the property anyway.

Bit cheeky, but I can't see the harm if the house is returned to its former state when they leave.

OP, if you have so much fondness for the place that you feel the need to 'drive by and look at it;' why did you leave?

And as for the allergy you say you have; if you did want the property back, once you moved back in, that would be irrelevant, because the cats will no longer be there!

Finally, as many have said on here, driving by and nosing at the house, and what's going on in there is not only creepy, but weird too. If I thought my landlord was doing that, I would be freaked out.

And also, as a few have said: how do you know this cat was theirs anyway?

fozzeh

marliepanda wrote: »

Just because you want to move back in doesn't change anything.

Right now someone is paying you for it to be their home.

If you dont want them to move out, what DO you want?

marliepanda wrote: »

Just because you want to move back in doesn't change anything.

Right now someone is paying you for it to be their home.

If you dont want them to move out, what DO you want?

Scroll up. Up to the OP.

Letting agents are doing an inspection (last one was February) but what would normal procedure be?

Then read post 2. Then 3. Then your own when you repeat it in 13. I don't let property as a profession and you would think that people would be more constructive than subjective.

Also, I haven't said that I want to move back in. Focus on the facts rather than your opinion on the matter.

Lily-Rose wrote: »

This ^^^

I find it quite hilarious when a landlord says 'it's MY HOME; mine mine mine!!!' It isn't: it's the TENANT'S home, and if you're going to be all precious about what they do in their own home, you shouldn't be a landlord.

This whole scenario puzzles me. I think you need to leave them alone. It IS their home, and also, even if you served an S21, you could still find the next tenant sneakily bringing pets in. Many people seem to have pets.

Many people say they're not going to have pets (as some landlords are quite anal about them,) and they still go and bring them to the property anyway.

Bit cheeky, but I can't see the harm if the house is returned to its former state when they leave.

OP, if you have so much fondness for the place that you feel the need to 'drive by and look at it;' why did you leave?

And as for the allergy you say you have; if you did want the property back, once you moved back in, that would be irrelevant, because the cats will no longer be there!

Finally, as many have said on here, driving by and nosing at the house, and what's going on in there is not only creepy, but weird too. If I thought my landlord was doing that, I would be freaked out.

And also, as a few have said: how do you know this cat was theirs anyway?

You want a life story now? :rotfl:
We were in the area, we went to the park, walked around the village, past our old house...is there any harm in it? Plus it says 'the cat was in the window' above...and I would have walked right passed if an observant little 5 year old didn't say "Oh look, a cat!". I'll scold her tonight for you.

fozzeh

Maybe it's my naivety or own morals in the matter but when I rented and it said no pets, we had no pets.

Lily-Rose_3

fozzeh wrote: »

You want a life story now? :rotfl:
We were in the area, we went to the park, walked around the village, past our old house...is there any harm in it? Plus it says 'the cat was in the window' above...and I would have walked right passed if an observant little 5 year old didn't say "Oh look, a cat!". I'll scold her tonight for you.

What?

5 year old?

If you want my views; leave them alone with their cat. They and their cat are causing you no harm.