Letting with pets

skullncrossbones

Ruggedtoast you took the words out of my mouth. Seek first to understand, then to be understood?

HappyMJ

skullncrossbones wrote: »

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.

If you can wait and wish to be honest then that's great. You might find yourself waiting a very long time.

Personally, I and many others need a roof over our heads now and if declining to mention that I have pets or the fact that I smoke gets me the property I want then so be it. You will not be able to change a LL's mind if they only want tenants who have full time employment, are not self employed or retired, have no children, no pets, don't smoke and don't claim any benefits at all. If they want to restrict their market to a small minority of perfect tenant then that's up to them.

caronoel

HappyMJ wrote: »

If you can wait and wish to be honest then that's great. You might find yourself waiting a very long time.

Personally, I and many others need a roof over our heads now and if declining to mention that I have pets or the fact that I smoke gets me the property I want then so be it. You will not be able to change a LL's mind if they only want tenants who have full time employment, are not self employed or retired, have no children, no pets, don't smoke and don't claim any benefits at all. If they want to restrict their market to a small minority of perfect tenant then that's up to them.

Thankfully, in the London rental market, LLs can be very choosy. A decent EA or LL should be able to very quickly sniff out liars and fraudsters.

Mercifully, most tenants have more scruples than some of those who post on here.

Amber_Sunshine

Mercifully, there are landlords who understand that pet owners also need to rent property and that a cat/dog/bunny need not be a problem.

Frankly, people are more of a menace than any animal.

Innys1

HappyMJ wrote: »

If you can wait and wish to be honest then that's great. You might find yourself waiting a very long time.

Personally, I and many others need a roof over our heads now and if declining to mention that I have pets or the fact that I smoke gets me the property I want then so be it. You will not be able to change a LL's mind if they only want tenants who have full time employment, are not self employed or retired, have no children, no pets, don't smoke and don't claim any benefits at all. If they want to restrict their market to a small minority of perfect tenant then that's up to them.

That's fine if you don't mind moving home every year. A LL generally doesn't appreciate being lied to.