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NO DRINKING in rental property - legal or not?

CC-Warrior
CC-Warrior Posts: 323 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
I have seen flats advertised to let with the restrictions of No Drinking. Is this legal?
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  • InsertWittyName
    InsertWittyName Posts: 1,073 Forumite
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    Legal, yes.
    I was a DFW, now I'm a MFW :T
  • HampshireH
    HampshireH Posts: 5,001 Forumite
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    ....enforceable.... probably not
  • AvocadosBeforeMortgages
    AvocadosBeforeMortgages Posts: 44 Forumite
    Totally unenforceable, but I'm not aware of anything in law to say you can't have such a clause.

    Is there any stated reason why the LL doesn't want drinking in the property e.g. personal / religious belief, not wanting parties, previous problems with alcoholic tenants?

    I would, however, probably avoid the property on the grounds that the LL is showing an unhealthy level of interest in what goes on in the property and may start demanding frequent inspections or similar to prove that the 'rules' haven't been broken.
  • CC-Warrior
    CC-Warrior Posts: 323 Forumite
    I suspect it's religious as the advert states that it is within walking distance of mosques and madaresas.

    AvocadosBeforeMortgages wrote: »
    Totally unenforceable, but I'm not aware of anything in law to say you can't have such a clause.

    Is there any stated reason why the LL doesn't want drinking in the property e.g. personal / religious belief, not wanting parties, previous problems with alcoholic tenants?

    I would, however, probably avoid the property on the grounds that the LL is showing an unhealthy level of interest in what goes on in the property and may start demanding frequent inspections or similar to prove that the 'rules' haven't been broken.
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    On what grounds would it not be legal?
  • boliston
    boliston Posts: 3,012 Forumite
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    I wonder if they could have a "no swearing" clause?
  • Mossfarr
    Mossfarr Posts: 530 Forumite
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    No Drinking? At all?
    We need water to survive!
  • silvercar
    silvercar Posts: 49,966 Ambassador
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    On what grounds would it not be legal?

    Tenancy law requires that tenants be given 'quiet enjoyment' of the property. So you can't tell them what to do unless it would interfere with others or put unfair wear and tear on the property.
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  • unforeseen
    unforeseen Posts: 7,413 Forumite
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    edited 19 February 2018 at 8:31PM
    Totally legal.

    There are also government buildings that have no alcohol clauses in their leases due to finance for them being supplied via an Islamic bank.
  • HampshireH
    HampshireH Posts: 5,001 Forumite
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    How would they ever know........ wonder if they plan to check the glass recycling box:think:
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