About to rent my property, barking dog issue.

PhilE

Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »

My boyfriend lives in a mid-terrace, with owners of large noisy dogs either side. They don't bark incessantly, but quite a lot and quite loudly first thing in the morning, most mornings. I can only assume dog owners get used to the noise, like they do to the smell in their homes. These are small houses and neither dog seems to get enough exercise- I feel sorry for them. There are a lot of really bad pet owners in Britain.

OP- I would market your house as "tenants with pets welcome". This is rare in rental properties, so you may get a lot of interest, and can choose ones with a dog, who presumably are used to barking noise. Just charge an extra deposit for scratching damage and flea-removal.

I wont be renting to dog owners, as if they bring in a noisy dog it will upset the neighbors and be difficult to sort out. I like to respect my neighbors, makes for a better life.

Im putting down new carpets and refurbishing a wooden floor. Again, no guarantee that a dog owner will be responsible.

aneary

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

...and new carpets afterwards.

I've had carpet passed on to me before from a house that I know is kept clean (ie my parents house) and I shampooed and shampooed it and could still catch a "doggy whiff" at intervals.

My granny had a German Shepherd and he barked at thunder, cats and our little dog (she tried to control him) so not very often. The carpet in the house was super thick expensive carpet my gran did hoover every day but I never remember there being a dog smell. We had a little dog who had a few accidents when she was small this did stain the carpet however the house did not have a dog smell maybe some owners are just cleaner than others....

Rosemary7391

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

I don't imagine anyone was suggesting they choose a tenant with a "barking" dog, as in they vet them and insist that their dog barks uncontrollably. That would be extremely strange. The suggestion was that a tenant with a dog of any description would be more likely to be understanding of a dog that barks occasionally.

If it really was occasionally then most other tenants would be fine with it too. I think it was the "because they'll be used to barking" rationale that got me - most well trained dogs won't bark enough for the owner to get used to the barking!

Davesnave

aneary wrote: »

the house did not have a dog smell maybe some owners are just cleaner than others....

It depends on the breed of dog at least as much as the owner's cleanliness, or lack of it.

I'd defy owners of some labradors, for example, to keep the niff at bay.

PhilE

Rosemary7391 wrote: »

If it really was occasionally then most other tenants would be fine with it too. I think it was the "because they'll be used to barking" rationale that got me - most well trained dogs won't bark enough for the owner to get used to the barking!

3 dog owners on my street, 1 pair of dogs each. Only one dog owner out of the three has incessantly barking dogs.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

aneary wrote: »

My granny had a German Shepherd and he barked at thunder, cats

Your granny shouldn't have been watching CBBC in the first place.

adamsNancy

I heard this very stupid story from my sister's friend apparently her friend's dog bark every night and they can't get any sleep good thing though the dog get's shy/scared when introduced to new things so they would just usually put new things near the dog or attach it to his collar or something and it would shut up for that night, and there was this one time where he almost got lost when he got loose so they attached a dog gps tracker on his collar and he never got over it for 6 straight months they a good nights sleep because of that.

caronoel

PhilE wrote: »

So I've had a barking dog issue, the neighboring dogs bark incessantly from 8am to 11pm. Last night I went over and knocked on the door, the owner took offense to me pointing out it was 11pm and I couldn't sleep.

I'm in a position where I could move quickly if I wanted to, and weighing up whether if I should fight this or simply move. If |I fight, I get the impression that its going to be a long one. But
if I sell I have to declare the noisy dogs anyway, so then perhaps I might as well fight it.

Having to declare a problem with neighbors that's resolved would probably not affect the price so much, whereas noisy dogs/an existing potential problem can potentially slash the cost of your property.

I was going to rent for a year, but would want my tenants to be comfortable. A barking dog isn't my idea of comfort. So, if I rent I'd also have to take action against the dog owners now. And then I have to wait for it to be rectified before renting, and I don't know how long that would take.

So a selfish dog owner has potentially affected my chances of renting in the near future, which could cost me hundreds of pounds. As well as the stress of not being able to enjoy my home as I would like.

I was going to put a formal letter through the door tonight, but am pausing to think first. I wouldn't want tenants or future buyers to go through what I'm going through, so I should take action. However, once it gets formal, your property loses value.

The fact that one careless dog owner can cause you such misery and potential financial loss is a terrible
thing.

Any thoughts and advice appreciated.

Have a look at the foot of this article to see what you can ask Environmental health to do:
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3092039/The-hell-living-dog-won-t-stop-barking-excuse-neighbour-cruelly-killed-yapping-terrier-families-driven-distraction-stop-then.html&ved=0ahUKEwili_HXh9bVAhXKZVAKHZthClMQFghtMAs&usg=AFQjCNFxk2ygXLHlX44SA99f1UWyn2SDHw

Davesnave

caronoel wrote: »

Have a look at the foot of this article to see what you can ask Environmental health to do:
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3092039/The-hell-living-dog-won-t-stop-barking-excuse-neighbour-cruelly-killed-yapping-terrier-families-driven-distraction-stop-then.html&ved=0ahUKEwili_HXh9bVAhXKZVAKHZthClMQFghtMAs&usg=AFQjCNFxk2ygXLHlX44SA99f1UWyn2SDHw

OP has been told this already, but like my distant neighbours, who were still being treated to dog barking at 1am last night, there is a reluctance to do anything for fear of the consequences.

moneyistooshorttomention

I read that last paragraph and thought "Sounds like a good way to handle it if need be".

Instantly translated over into maybe the OP is feeling unsure about going down this road because the barking dog is owned by a "local" and OP themselves aren't a "local" and they've got a corrupt local Council (ie run by "locals" for "locals" - rather than run properly/objectively) and they anticipate a bit of "deliberate inefficiency/obstructiveness" by the Council. It happens - but that wouldnt stop me personally. By now I'd just think "This is how things should go - now what they can do to be deliberately obstructive and I'd better figure out ways round it".

I've had to use a "higher power" recently to belt an obstructive little "local" thing round the head and argue with said "local" thing. I won.