We have been working for a while on a project to highlight to Landlords that renting to Tenants with pets is not a nightmare as the industry sometimes perceives. We have frequently rented to tenants with pets and no scare stories reported. Just as I was about to hit the button with my finished article I came across an even better one on Pet Lettings written by Tessa Shepperson with excellent advice so all credit goes to Tessa and www.landlordlaw.co.uk and her kind permission to use her article.
A special mention also the Dogs Trust www.dogstrust.org.uk with whom Steadfast have also been in touch with for a while now and are really campaining hard to educate landlords in accepting tenants with pets. Of course not every Landlord is in agreement and we respect the wishes of the landlord – its your property and your choice, however with the right advice and education it will widen your market significantly as there are naturally a huge number of responsible pet owners out there often happy to pay the full rent, a larger deposit and generally very happy with any supplementary clauses in the Tenancy agreement.
The link to the article is here;
http://www.landlordlaw.co.uk/pagedetail.ihtml?id=8356&page=non
We have for a while worked very closely with a truly excellent local company Animals at Home Gloucester Ltd www.glosanimalsathome.co.uk who will visit the prospective tenant and carry out an informal interview to assess the suitablity of the pet for the property, generally look at how the pet owners deal with their pet and provide recommendations. It is run by Wendy and Jean whom I have known personally for many years and whom our tenants have used also for general pet sitting, dog walking and other services. Highly recommended!
In July 2007 when Gloucestershire and other counties were affected by the severe flooding there were large numbers of flood victims desperate to rent temporary property but who could not findhouses to rent that accepted pets. This caused a major problem at the time to people desperate to leave their flooded homes and settle into a temporary home until theirs was repaired.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or require further information on aspects of renting a home to pet owners.
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