Letting Agent messed up the Notice to Quit to our tenant

krazie_2004

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

We’ve already offered financial help, but our tenants have a very narrow location specification and they have a recently got a dog (without our permission). The letting agents are finding the dog excludes them from most properties.

Why would they need your permission to get a dog?

It is a condition of the lease that pets would be considered on request. Most landlords stipulate no pets, we at least were happy to consider pets. We have a dog ourselves and are now renting. In trying to find somewhere to rent, most landlords would not accept dogs.

Its incredible the amount of control landlords believe they can exert over their tenant's lives.

What a ridiculous comment. If you wish to rent and you wish to have a dog, I suggest you save up and buy your OWN house. You can then turn your house into a zoo if you like 👍

steampowered

And some of the posts in this thread, are why 70% of s21 notices are invalid. 

Many (most?) eviction proceedings are delayed for months and having to start all over again, because the s21 notice is invalid. It's absolutely par for the course for anyone involved with eviction proceedings. Anyone who disputes that has no idea what they are on about.

I'd imagine the same in Scotland.

theartfullodger

Jumblebumble said:

Its incredible how entitled some tenants are.

In my experience, letting agents are usually even more entitled (many consider they have the right to barge into tenant's home, have surveys, valuations, visits by prospective tenants, do frequent inspections commenting on state of the place, forget to pay the landlord having got the rent from tenant, not bother with training or qualificatons).  Landlords can likewise be incredibly entitled.  MPs and ministers often - but not always - outstandingly arrogant, plus of course certain aristos or higher.

Anyone can to name an occupation where some of the people are never ever entitled?

Artful: Landlord since 2000.

Aranyani

krazie_2004 said:

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

We’ve already offered financial help, but our tenants have a very narrow location specification and they have a recently got a dog (without our permission). The letting agents are finding the dog excludes them from most properties.

Why would they need your permission to get a dog?

It is a condition of the lease that pets would be considered on request. Most landlords stipulate no pets, we at least were happy to consider pets. We have a dog ourselves and are now renting. In trying to find somewhere to rent, most landlords would not accept dogs.

Its incredible the amount of control landlords believe they can exert over their tenant's lives.

What a ridiculous comment. If you wish to rent and you wish to have a dog, I suggest you save up and buy your OWN house. You can then turn your house into a zoo if you like 👍

I do own a house, and a dog, thank you for asking.

For people who rent a house or flat, that is their home just as much as mine is, and they can live their lives as they wish while they are in possession of it. 

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steampowered said:

And some of the posts in this thread, are why 70% of s21 notices are invalid. 

Many (most?) eviction proceedings are delayed for months and having to start all over again, because the s21 notice is invalid. It's absolutely par for the course for anyone involved with eviction proceedings. Anyone who disputes that has no idea what they are on about.

I'd imagine the same in Scotland.

Then you’d be wrong. The OP is required to give 3 months notice to leave for the ground (s)he wants to use, not 6 as per the current Section 21 requirements in England & Wales, and the FTT has been granting eviction orders throughout COVID. The last one recorded on their website is from 12th November 2020. 

Lunchbox

Aranyani said:

krazie_2004 said:

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

We’ve already offered financial help, but our tenants have a very narrow location specification and they have a recently got a dog (without our permission). The letting agents are finding the dog excludes them from most properties.

Why would they need your permission to get a dog?

It is a condition of the lease that pets would be considered on request. Most landlords stipulate no pets, we at least were happy to consider pets. We have a dog ourselves and are now renting. In trying to find somewhere to rent, most landlords would not accept dogs.

Its incredible the amount of control landlords believe they can exert over their tenant's lives.

What a ridiculous comment. If you wish to rent and you wish to have a dog, I suggest you save up and buy your OWN house. You can then turn your house into a zoo if you like 👍

I do own a house, and a dog, thank you for asking.

For people who rent a house or flat, that is their home just as much as mine is, and they can live their lives as they wish while they are in possession of it. 

Not the case; in England virtually all flats are leasehold, and owners (and their tenants) are bound by the terms of their lease. Many prohibit pets. Ours prohibits drying washing on the balcony, having curtains/blinds lined in any colour but cream, amongst other terms....

Aranyani

Lunchbox said:

Aranyani said:

krazie_2004 said:

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

Aranyani said:

BarleySugar said:

We’ve already offered financial help, but our tenants have a very narrow location specification and they have a recently got a dog (without our permission). The letting agents are finding the dog excludes them from most properties.

Why would they need your permission to get a dog?

It is a condition of the lease that pets would be considered on request. Most landlords stipulate no pets, we at least were happy to consider pets. We have a dog ourselves and are now renting. In trying to find somewhere to rent, most landlords would not accept dogs.

Its incredible the amount of control landlords believe they can exert over their tenant's lives.

What a ridiculous comment. If you wish to rent and you wish to have a dog, I suggest you save up and buy your OWN house. You can then turn your house into a zoo if you like 👍

I do own a house, and a dog, thank you for asking.

For people who rent a house or flat, that is their home just as much as mine is, and they can live their lives as they wish while they are in possession of it. 

Not the case; in England virtually all flats are leasehold, and owners (and their tenants) are bound by the terms of their lease. Many prohibit pets. Ours prohibits drying washing on the balcony, having curtains/blinds lined in any colour but cream, amongst other terms....

I disagree with that too, it’s excessively controlling of how others live.