Oh no. Your constantly appreciating asset that you gain income and increased equity on each month is going to cost you a bit of money? The audacity of it. These ******* peasants, wanting to have somewhere to live with a pet. How dare they cost you money.
Renting with animals - why is it almost impossible?
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Read the thread please. I’m not advocating for landlords to accept more than one pet. Or any pets. I wanted to try get perspective on why it appears most landlords won’t allow _any_ pets. That’s been answered. So we can move on.
Throw her on with the dealMy wife would kill me. So not an option.
Even social housing often does not allow pets. Where they do, it's almost always one dog or cat.
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Dogs Trust Calls for proposed pet-friendly policies to be extended to social housing tenants.
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It's currently costing a lot of money. As for appreciating, no it's not appreciated beyond inflation.
To be fair, as I understand it — landlords are not making huge profits on their rentals. So these extra costs do sway their decision, rightfully so.
Why don't you try to take out tennant insurance tell the insurance company you have four dogs and you want the policy to also cover any damage the dogs do to the rental. The then give the policy to the landlord.
There is a good chance you will NOT get insured, and if you do it will in the £1000s.
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It’s still their property. Renting is not a right.
Personally I don’t think anyone should ever have to rent and the housing market is FUBAR’d, and everyone should have a right to own their own property if they wish at an affordable price compared to average incomes.
Unfortunately this isn’t reality, so it’s either renting privately or council properties.
I would do this. Because as sad as it is, the way it is, is the way it is.
If i had a rental I'd prefer to have dogs than kids in it!
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I have pets and children.
If a Landlord doesn't want pets in his house. That is his/her choice. You have two options.
a) work harder and get a deposit for a house or b) move to a cheaper area where you can afford it.
Life is brutal I am afraid.
If a Landlord doesn't want pets in his house. That is his/her choice. You have two options.
a) work harder and get a deposit for a house or b) move to a cheaper area where you can afford it.
Life is brutal I am afraid.
If insurance was the barrier — landlords would have mentioned it as an option.
There appears to be multiple reasons and that’s fine.
I would do this. Because as sad as it is, the way it is, is the way it is.
If i had a rental I'd prefer to have dogs than kids in it!
I’ve often joked to agencies saying my toddler can be more destructive than our pets.
Well, B isn’t an option. Because landlords don’t want pets…. Affordability isn’t an issue.
So we are going with option A.
I sympathise with the OP, I was in a similar situation a few years ago. When I was changing job and moving I looked at renting somewhere to bring the family and pets along while looking for a place to buy. It was impossible and didn't get anywhere.
Most if not all landlords and theirpimps agents just stuck their noses up and as if I'd brought along dog turd with me for them to sample. So nine months of being away, 500+ mile weekend commutes, hotels, B&Bs and staying at friends/relatives while I worked and house hunted. That aged me 10 years I'm sure!
My advice to the OP - don't waste your energy looking. Even when one of these mythical rentals that accepted pets appeared on the market it was snapped up quicker than Barbara Woodhouse saying "SIT!".
Most if not all landlords and their
My advice to the OP - don't waste your energy looking. Even when one of these mythical rentals that accepted pets appeared on the market it was snapped up quicker than Barbara Woodhouse saying "SIT!".
That’s been our experience too. I’m pretty much over looking for a rental. Fortunately I start a new job in two weeks (couple days in London) that pays very well — which will allow us to save over a grand a month. Just would have been nice to save double that just by moving to a cheaper place.
But it’s not possible it seems and we will just stay where we are for a little longer until we can buy a place. Which I am told is a complete nightmare in this country. So that’ll be fun.
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I’ve often joked to agencies saying my toddler can be more destructive than our pets.
Well, B isn’t an option. Because landlords don’t want pets…. Affordability isn’t an issue.
So we are going with option A.
I meant option b move to a cheaper area where you can afford to buy.
A deposit is going to be over £15k regardless of the house price we buy as we need three bedrooms at minimum. So properties will be north of £250k. Could get cheaper if we go north; but then we will be far away from family. So that’s a deal breaker.
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You could always get a caravan and live on a campsite until you have found a house then sell the caravan when done. I know plenty of people who have done this whilst saving for a house deposit.
Your only wasted money is pitch fees which is a lot cheaper than house utility bills.
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Campsite might not allow pets........ Square = 1.
Doubt campsite will allow pets. And if they do it may only be a single pet.
Trouble is, you don't seem willing to compromise on much. Pets are staying, can't/won't move, need 3 bedrooms, etc. Your choice, but it's costing you a lot of money. Seems like you can afford it, and don't mind spending the money, which would be fine, except that you want to buy a house, but can't afford to. So you're left scrimping and saving toward a depost while paying through the nose for rent (and I guess the pets can't be cheap either). You're making it tough on yourself I guess is what I'm saying. Sometimes making a temporary change/compromise/sacrifice can help you to achieve your longer-term goals.
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