Letting with pets

caronoel

Guest101 wrote: »

...make them where a tag too.

Are you drunk?

Guest101

caronoel wrote: »

Are you drunk?

Good point, no alcohol on the property.

The tenant could get drunk, and then fall and damage something.

lulalola

caronoel wrote: »

A salutary tale - this is why I make friends with one of the neighbours around my BTLs. Always useful to have someone local keeping an eye out for this sort of abuse of trust.

TBH, you should have caught this early on in one of your 3 monthly inspection visits.

Never hurts to let the tenants know you are keeping an eye on them

You seem to really dislike tenants...are you sure you wouldn't be happier in another business?

Jim_Jupiter

caronoel wrote: »

A salutary tale - this is why I make friends with one of the neighbours around my BTLs. Always useful to have someone local keeping an eye out for this sort of abuse of trust.

TBH, you should have caught this early on in one of your 3 monthly inspection visits.

Never hurts to let the tenants know you are keeping an eye on them

Myself being both a tenant and a landlord, you're really creepy.

Mrs_pbradley936

caronoel wrote: »

A salutary tale - this is why I make friends with one of the neighbours around my BTLs. Always useful to have someone local keeping an eye out for this sort of abuse of trust.

TBH, you should have caught this early on in one of your 3 monthly inspection visits.

Never hurts to let the tenants know you are keeping an eye on them

One of the neighbours approached all the local agents until they found the right one and then complained to them.They also got on to the Council and the Council housing officer asked them to keep a diary. By this time the agent had told us and the Council went along with the agent on the inspection - to cut a long story short the Council said the place was grossly overcrowded and asked if we would cooperate to have the tenancy declared void. I doubt that I have used the official/legal terminology but they were gone before the 6 months was up.

Guest101

Mrs_pbradley936 wrote: »

One of the neighbours approached all the local agents until they found the right one and then complained to them.They also got on to the Council and the Council housing officer asked them to keep a diary. By this time the agent had told us and the Council went along with the agent on the inspection - to cut a long story short the Council said the place was grossly overcrowded and asked if we would cooperate to have the tenancy declared void. I doubt that I have used the official/legal terminology but they were gone before the 6 months was up.

In other words, everyone surrender the tenancy or we start asking questions...

ironically the two people who originally rented the property probably didnt have to move out, as only a court could end the tenancy.

Not you, agent or council

jjlandlord

Landlords have a legal obligation to prevent overcrowding.

As overcrowding is handled by the local authority, the first thing a landlord should do in the case above is to notify the local authority and to cooperate to make the overcrowding stop.
Otherwise the landlord may become a target.

Herbalus

caronoel wrote: »

TBH, you should have caught this early on in one of your 3 monthly inspection visits.

Never hurts to let the tenants know you are keeping an eye on them

While I understand that you as a LL would want to make sure your property is not damaged and not used for illegal purposes like growing weed, I would also remind you that I was paying you for sole occupation of the property. With respect, how I live is not your business, and I would not appreciate any landlord keeping tabs on me. Nobody likes to live thinking they're constantly being watched.

If you persisted keeping an eye on me as a tenant in a bothersome way, I would consider refusing you access (and if that's against the contract, you'd have to go to court to enforce your rights), and I'd consider leaving.

If you want honest tenants of good standing, then you should allow them to live in peace.

skullncrossbones

Wow. Did I open a can of worms or what...

Can I just make it clear my cat did not come from a rescue centre, he started visiting the home, we asked around and no one knew where he came from so instead of taking him to a rescue centre to sit in a cage waiting for someone to care for him we took him in. He has been neutered, defleaed and had all his jabs. There's enough animals wasting their lives not being looked after so why make another suffer if I can help out?

I am very clean and tidy and would respect my landlords property and probably stay for a very long time due to them accepting the cat. It's sad to think that others can be so selfish, surely an adult is capable of causing just as much damage as any animal?

Point is I'd rather be honest, and if that means waiting for the right landlord so be it. My MIL can't keep him much longer as she has other animals and we said we'd have him. That's what happens when you say something...you follow through and do it.

Any who if I'm ever lucky enough to be in the position of being a landlord I would definitely allow pets in my property. Thanks for the replies been an interesting one.

ruggedtoast

caronoel wrote: »

As a LL, there is no way I would want kids or pets in any of my properties.

Why did you take an animal from a "rescue" centre, when you have no permanent home for it?

My suggestion - give the moggy back to the rescue centre

I think I could replace 'LL' with a more appropriate noun. Anyone care to suggest a few of their own?