Government wants pet-friendly tenancy contracts as standard

How long does it take to evict long term non paying tenants now? Is it possible to get an accelerated case before May deadline when breathing space law comes in? If the tenants were not paying before cv19 they should be ahead in the backlog when the courts reopen?

“This is a complex issue that is determined on a case-by-case basis highlighting the need for landlords to get advice from a professional letting agent.” Who writes this stuff?

Absolute rubbish. If these lazy people do not pay their rent, then then they must go.
Simple and tough luck on them.
They should have managed their finance in a better way.

Ask the mortgage people to stop demanding payment because I am now in mental turmoil and cannot pay!!!!!!!!!!! Shame.

A good reason not to keep pets is my property, my decision.

And you also need a very, very good Guarantor.
Especially important to get your money back when the sh*ts won't pay

Now all tenants will have to put up with pet smells when taking on a property. The requests for new carpets will be firmly pushed back to the new occupant and told they can ask Robert Jenrick to reimburse them.
I resent the interference from a third party that puts no effort into my business yet taxes me before I make a profit

In fact, I think I will include in my advertising that I am very, very proud that the property has never been subjected to any animals of any kind. Even some of the human type too!

It will be a perfect and Unique Seeling Gimmick.

I could just about tolerate a rabbit if kept in a hutch in the garden, never to enter the house. Will LL be allowed to charge a bond for these pets? Luckily I rent to couples who both work all day do I would decline requests for pets on basis it would be unfair to leave pet alone all day. I believe rehoming charities will not rehome a pet unless someone at home with them at least part of the day.

I thought they changed this last year, but with no obligation for the landlord to actually use the model tenancy agreement? Has that now changed? Not clear from the above.

Do landlords actually have to use the model tenancy contract/agreement?

The changes are coming in anyway, with the current Bill making its way through Parliament, so maybe it is best for landlords to accept the new rules now, but I thought landlords would have at least another few months of autonomy over this issue.

Is it legal to put into the Agreement that if a pet is introduced to the property a extra £250 PCM added to th erent?

Don't care......MY property.....I say what goes in my houses....

Useless and incompetent weapons grade bellends. This government is protecting the lazy parasites as always. I DECIDE WHAT GOES IN MY PROPERTY.

Dogs either side of me plus I’ve got one - unwanted I assure you - utter nuisance, they make noise etc , rather have a cat or a gerbil . Actually a tortoise is the perfect pet imo . When it dies you can use it as an ashtray

Had one in a flat , it wrecked the place

Shame this incompetent government can’t do what it was elected for and stop invading our privacy and our livelihoods

I have allowed pets on the condition that the tenant is responsible for any damages (it is a condition in the contract) but we are not allowed to hold a large enough deposit to cover potential damages if you get a chewer, or have to replace flooring etc etc and the tenant leaves without doing the repairs.
And who decides if a pet is "well behaved"? What a rediculous statement if a tenant can get a puppy and has no idea how to train it.

Just say beforehand. Tenancy with Pet is an extra £100 (you know to cover costs for inevitable damage and carpet) as you STILL cannot take extra on the bond. Also a certificate from a veterinary doctor assuring that the pet is well behaved.

When they say I'm not paying that or getting a cert. Oh ok NEXT!!
Rents will now go up and non pet owning tenants will be paying for this rule

Typical of so-called elected reps (Erps>MPs Councillors) and many govt / council employees TELL what property owners must do irrespective of consequences to owners and WITHOUT SAFEGAURDS to owners. It is high time all these clowns / dimwits get some money allocated to build more homes for such purposes, instead of sucking blood out of LLs. Oh no that will never happen because their grey matter, if any exists, will not permit such common sense! LL alternative if compelled to take pets rent goes up by £50 to £100 / month. Less to worry with recovery from deposits.

Lot more than that for pets.....

Will cost thousands to re-carpet a whole house!!!!!

One dog leads to 2 dogs and then a couple of puppies or maybe a cat and we must not forget the caged birds. Birds create a stink as do all animals. The worst one is ferrets. Have a couple of those and you end up with cleaning up the human vomit as well.

I like the replies to pets here especially the - introduce a pet and up goes the rent. Now what tenant is going to bring a pet in and own up to it and have to pay more rent? Answers on a postcard please. You have clearly not thought out the logical conclusion to that one. So it's back to the no pets clause I'm afraid.

It will help, if government just ask LL for keys of their properties. Too much micro management.

Neat idea......!

Nothing New about so called Model Tenancy Agreement its around for Years by DHCLG it used to be 46 pages and unusable, so no one used it because it was impossible so now 68 pages of more nonsense I did respond to this article at some length but blocked by landlord today.

You'd think the government had more important things to think about at the moment.

Where are these non-paying, pet owning tenants going to live - it certainly wont be in one of our properties!

Frances:
What? Of course they will find somewhere!...Just NOT in my property.

Yes Francis, maybe outside a Tube station sitting on a bag with their Pets in tow. Perhaps Christopher Pincher could see his way to include mice & rats as well but then you'll have exclude the ferret because he'll soon see them off.

A few years ago we had one lovely non-paying tenant threaten to turn the taps on and leave the dog in the house knowing that we would have to break into our own property and therefore suffer a fine to compensate her for not obeying the 3-month access rules at the time. Also had a death threat from another on eviction day as he aimed his Rottweiler at me. There's no depth's these people will not sink to guys. We play by the rules in order to respect their rights. When a system is as stacked as this it's time to move on guys. There's no depth these guys will not sink to.

Evicting a non-paying tenant will take a long time, regardless.

Would be interesting to see how many people here own pets, if you own a pet there's no reason to stop your tenant having one

I don't have a pet in my House but that's beside the point and I am not saying any Tenant shouldn't have a pet either. What I am 100% against is Christopher Pincher poking his nose in again into private matters, it should be left up to the owner & the Tenant as to whether its agreeable to both parties or not, everything is being forced on us and we are never given a say and any Consultation is just pretend. The same goes for the 68 pages so called Model Tenancy Agreement nonsense, we already have 50 pages of Documents & Certificates to comply even without our Current Assured short hold Tenancy Agreement in which ever format but all essentially the same, 6 to 8 pages max and even that used to be 4 pages Oyez Contract form from Law Society nothing wrong with it. So he must be trying to destroy the Forest and Environment with other 60 pages not to mention my printer ink £50. a time for pair of cartridges every couple of week from Sainsbury's.

What other Business, ' Can't it be right ' - that the business chooses the product and conditions that it offers for those to take, or leave ?
A legal challenge is Long OVERDUE !

Love dogs but not in Any of My properties, ever!

More government meddling telling landlords what they can and can't do with their own properties.

As much as I love dogs and cats they can practically wreck your property. I have seen many properties with thousands of pounds worth of damage and stink caused by irresponsible pet-owning tenants. Will the tenant pay for all the damage? probably not. Will the deposit cut down by the government cover the cost of all the damage caused? most likely not. Will the government pay for the damage, definitely not!

Time Dorris and his useless government buggerd off, I will never vote tories in again.

We are a nation of animal lovers

Well , I’m not , I hate the blooming things .

Thanks to a family member I’ve ended up with a smelly noisy aggressive moron of an animal and I’m counting the days before it waddles off to doggy heaven .

It's really interesting how many comments "pets in rentals' generate - you would think that alone should show the Govt how big a problem LLs believe pets to be.

The bottom line is there are a significant number of renters who are not at all bothered about looking after someone else's property and until there is a way to identify them (and evict the) all tenants are treated the same and will pay the price.

realistically it’s going to take years before you get through the backlog and who knows if this vaccine will work or if there are new mutant strains that need more lockdowns and more eviction bans.

If a tenant says they are suicidal then they can claim breathing space after May this year and LLs are no longer allowed to evict them or pursue the arrears until the they are not in mental health crisis anymore which could be many years

the one option that will prove cheaper in the long run is for LLs to offer £4K in cash for the tenants to move out now and you get the property back.

this way you know for sure that unhappy tenants will not damage the property on their way out and you won’t have to worry about soliciting/court fees or years of rent arrears that you will never get back

The article here states - "To ensure landlords are protected, tenants will continue to have a legal duty to repair or cover the cost of any damage to the property"

The new model TA states;

"If consent is given on the condition that additional deposit is paid by the tenant, the total deposit must not breach the deposit cap introduced under the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and must be protected in an authorised tenancy deposit scheme."

How can there be additional deposit for a pet as it suggests if the total depsoit held cannot exceed 5 weeks still?

The model TA also states, "They should only turn down a request in writing within a 28 day period if there is good reason to do so.."

Here's a good reason. Sorry you cant have a pet, as the government have capped deposits at 5 weeks, removed the need for tenants to professionally clean, so I have no way of ensuring my property is returned to me in the same condition as it is now.