UK, Landlords and pets?

Question

Me and my partner are trying to find a larger place to rent. We have 3 dogs which are well behaved and house trained. Our landlord we have now allows us to keep pets but the problem we have now is the places we find which are within our price range and big enough, the landlords won't accept pets. Why do landlords/ladies not allow pets? I can't see the problem with them as long as the rent and any other bills is payed on time and the house is kept tidy and clean, along with the Garden, and the pets don't make any hassle. Does anyone here know where I can find local places to rent where the landlord will accept pets?

Thanks

Answer 1

as a landlord I can see there point but i have been told one thing and some thing else happens.  what i would try doing providing what you said was true about the dogs pick the place you like the most and write them a letter and if you want this to work tell them you'll pay a premium around 50 or 100 more a month on 2nd thought i would buy a house maybe a 2 unit and rent to pet owners. gl

Answer 2

I am a lifetime dog owner and dog lover and have two of my own but like most Landlords, when I had 2 properties out on rent i would not accept pets. Seems a contradiction i know. There are more than one reasons - scratched doors, chewed carpets, battlefield gardens and the smell.  Any home with 3 indoor living dogs smells 'doggy'!  You will not notice, as a dog owner i may not notice it, but people without pets will and do not like it. Many prospective renters will turn down a property that has been occupied by either smokers or pet owners. I think that the majority of Landlords will not accept pets. Having said that, there are still many who do not object.

Answer 3

sometimes it's best just to ask the landlord/letting agent - as it is often the type of pet that they are cautious of (like big dogs or cats) due to damaging paintwork/carpets etc - if you have a letter from your current landlord explaining that there's no problem, then any future, resonable landlord should be ok

Answer 4

I am both a Landlord, and a pet lover, but do sympathise with both sides.  I have always previously allowed my tenants to have pets, but now am saying no.  I have had non-housetrained pets in there, have had tenants disregard and then give away their pets. Very recently, a lovely girl, a friends daughter, came to ask for my flat and brought with her an extremely excitable bull terrier, which tore through my house like a hurricane.  I have spent a lot of money refurbishing my flat, and am not going to recoup the damage done by a young/ uncontrolled dog.  It's not fair to the dog, or the homeowner, and it is with regret that I now refuse.

However, it is now an almost automactic response from Landlords due to similar problems in the past. I suggest you keep trying, and don't  mention your dogs until you have viewed the property.  If you get on with the prospective landlord, discuss taking out full contents insurance with regard to possible damage by the dogs, and then get references from present landlord and neighbours if possible. I know it isn't easy, but please don't give up.  Many Landlords are also animal lovers, and consider the welfare of the pets as well as the property.

Good Luck

Answer 5

landlords do what their clients (renters) pay them to do.

insure silence and cleanness, that is why.