Renting and Pets - Page 2

Fenntastic · 15th June 2008, 6:08pm

we've got 2 cats and our landlords are finr with them, but they they do have 60 pigs....

our last place wasnt overly happy but we had told the letting agent who neglected to tell the landlord so it wasnt our fault.

place before that we were told to get rid of the cats or move out as we had my sisters two aswell which 'apparently' ganged up on the landlords cats. he lived next door to us so we couldnt pretend we didnt have them....so we moved out and the house sat empty for months, ha hA!

Skybaby · 19th June 2008, 9:27am

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Originally Posted by Hevs

I just moved into my new house this week and we asked the landlord up front if they were ok with our cats and they were fine about it. It does stipulate in my tenancy agreement that any breach of my tenancy rules results in eviction with 2 weeks notice and my house is very well maintained and in immaculate condition(so no parties then

) so I would not have fancied my chances if I had not advised them beforehand and they happened to find out.

Most landlords are perfectly ok with cats to be fair, so long as you don't have a house full of them and they don't piss all over the carpets. My last landlord was fine with them too.

Was this the house you were telling me about? Congrats on getting it!!

I'll be renting my flat out in the next few months and really dont mind tenants with cats at all but would be really pissed off if I found out that there had been a dog living there. Mainly due to smells and stuff, and the fact I just plain dont like dogs.

JennyPiccolo · 19th June 2008, 9:34am

My last landlord had a 'no pets' clause thingy, but he was fine when i explained that i already had a cat who was fully litter trained and didn't go outside.

I think the thing they're most concerned about is flea infestation. scratched walls etc aren't that expensive to fix. So if it's a house cat you'll probably be okay just to come clean.

triggerhappy · 4th July 2008, 11:52am

Hmm. I saw a flat this morning which is brand new and really nice.

Problem is, it's not a private let so no direct contact with the landlord.

Has anyone let from Clyde Letting before?

I suspect that if I tell them it'll be a straight "fuck off", but if I don't it says on the website that they come and check the property every two months which would mean finding a temporary home for Charlie on a regular basis.

**GreatKingRat** · 4th July 2008, 11:55am

I've used 3 letting agents and pets has been okay with all of them (when I've asked them directly, although it's always said no in the contract) and none of them have ever visited the property.

But I guess the possibility of them ever wanting to visit is always there.. but you do get sufficient notice to clean up and hide the evidence.

triggerhappy · 4th July 2008, 11:57am

From their website:

"We will read meters advise Service Providers of the Tenants occupation and vacation dates and arrange for payment of applicable accounts. We will agree with you on our scope of responsibility in arranging repairs. We can use our Approved Contractors or those nominated by you. We will check your property on a two monthly basis, to ensure that it is being looked after in accordance with the Tenancy Agreement. We will provide written reports to you as required, and we will return to assess dilapidations at the date of termination, in line with the original singed inventory. Outwith general wear & tear, your tenant is responsible for relevant dilapidations where applicable."

I'm scared of them...

**GreatKingRat** · 4th July 2008, 12:02pm

Again, I think a lot of that is just red tape stuff. My contracts have all said the same but I've never had an inspection.

Witch · 4th July 2008, 12:08pm

Laura, I'll text my friend for you, see if they do actually check the flat and such, she works for clyde property

triggerhappy · 4th July 2008, 12:13pm

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Originally Posted by Witch

Laura, I'll text my friend for you, see if they do actually check the flat and such, she works for clyde property

That'd be great, just don't tell her who I am!

(in case of hiding cat activities...)

Evapilotone · 4th July 2008, 12:13pm

I'll need to check this out. I doubt that they would have a problem with my lizard, seeing he's in a tank, but they may have a problem with the 2 Guinea Pigs I plan to get.

Witch · 4th July 2008, 12:14pm

I wont, heh, she's a letting administrator so im sure she'll know the answer, will get back to you as soon as she replies

Jenpot · 4th July 2008, 12:14pm

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Originally Posted by triggerhappy

Hmm. I saw a flat this morning which is brand new and really nice.

Problem is, it's not a private let so no direct contact with the landlord.

Has anyone let from Clyde Letting before?

I suspect that if I tell them it'll be a straight "fuck off", but if I don't it says on the website that they come and check the property every two months which would mean finding a temporary home for Charlie on a regular basis.

Don't do it. Clyde Letting are absolute nazis. We got a flat from them and they refused to give us any of our deposit back due to stupid reasons like.."The inside of the washing machine had dust in it" and.."You overused the cutlery". (Btw, we had our OWN cutlery, we never used it)

It was a nightmare when we said we wanted to move out after 6 months too, as they had people round to look at the flat every day, without hardly ever giving us proper notice. And if we said we were busy, it was a case of "too bad".

They also have a no pets clause in ALL of their leases.

Jen-Y · 4th July 2008, 12:15pm

There's deffo been a cat in our flat before we moved in despite our landlord being against it. he told us though and just kind of shrugged his shoulders. Amy got a snake without asking him(you'd think PAH snake, its kept in a viv but no Steve escaped for months). I'd just do it, if you know he/she was coming round to your flat i'd get the cat back to my mums or round to one of my friends for an afternoon.

triggerhappy · 4th July 2008, 12:16pm

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Originally Posted by Jenpot

Don't do it. Clyde Letting are absolute nazis. We got a flat from them and they refused to give us any of our deposit back due to stupid reasons like.."The inside of the washing machine had dust in it" and.."You overused the cutlery". (Btw, we had our OWN cutlery, we never used it)

It was a nightmare when we said we wanted to move out after 6 months too, as they had people round to look at the flat every day, without hardly ever giving us proper notice. And if we said we were busy, it was a case of "too bad".

They also have a no pets clause in ALL of their leases.

Yeah, I was pretty sure I had heard this before about Clyde Letting.

Hrm.

Jenpot · 4th July 2008, 12:17pm

I'd say your best bet is to try and get a private landlord?

That way you'll be dealing directly with the person who owns the property, and you can just ask them outright/offer to pay for any damage.