Can I terminate my tenant's tenancy early for having an unauthorised pet?

Riggster

higgledypiggledy_pop wrote: »

Would it be legally inappropriate to ask my neighbour to inspect the property?

I'm intrigued as to what you feel an inspection would achieve?

lovinituk

higgledypiggledy_pop wrote: »

I thought that they may at least be able to help me find out where he is or if he is known to them, don't they have a database?

I don't think you understand how it works. Even if he is known to them they're not going to give you all his details! Perhaps you should speak to a Private Investigator if you want him found!

moneyistooshorttomention

Penitent wrote: »

How were you planning to prevent children?

Errrrm.....put it in the contract to start with that children weren't allowed.

Duh!!

higgledypiggledy_pop

Riggster wrote: »

I'm intrigued as to what you feel an inspection would achieve?

I want someone reliable to tell me what kind of animal this is, if it is noisy or aggressive, whether it has any friends in with it and whether it is distributing its mud, hair, smells, scratches all over the carpet and furniture!

Guest101

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Errrrm.....put it in the contract to start with that children weren't allowed.

Duh!!

That doesn't work really....

Guest101

higgledypiggledy_pop wrote: »

I want someone reliable to tell me what kind of animal this is, if it is noisy or aggressive, whether it has any friends in with it and whether it is distributing its mud, hair, smells, scratches all over the carpet and furniture!

It could be a tiger, giraffe or crocodile - how are you still not understanding that it is TOTALLY irrelevant.


You cant even evict them without returning the £4,000 deposit!

moneyistooshorttomention

higgledypiggledy_pop wrote: »

You said that I could give 24 hours, then inspect! How is that at all unreasonable as a request?

A landlord is allowed to inspect - with that 24 hours notice. When I was in private rented accommodation I was always very conscious that the landlord had that right.

Presumably the same applies to their agent - ie the neighbour in this case.

moneyistooshorttomention

Guest101 wrote: »

That doesn't work really....

Why?

The agent (or supposed agent in this case) asks them at the outset if they have any children or are pregnant. Simples....

higgledypiggledy_pop

Guest101 wrote: »

It could be a tiger, giraffe or crocodile - how are you still not understanding that it is TOTALLY irrelevant.

I just can't believe that is true. What if it were a whole zoo? What if it were a brothel?? What if they were assembling nuclear bombs or sacrificing children at the altar??? There must be a line somewhere!

Pixie5740

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

A landlord is allowed to inspect - with that 24 hours notice. When I was in private rented accommodation I was always very conscious that the landlord had that right.

Presumably the same applies to their agent - ie the neighbour in this case.

It's not as cut and dry as that.

The landlord needs to give 24 hours written notice before attempting to enter the property. The tenancy agreement should state under which circumstances the landlord can enter the property, inspections, repairs, viewing at the end of the tenancy, etc. Who knows what provisions the TA used by the OP contains?

The tenants could tell a landlord to bog off citing their right to quiet enjoyment and then it would be down to the landlord forcing entry and risking harassment charges or going to court for an order enforcing clauses in the TA which are supposed to allow access.