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Looking to Rent with Cats :(

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  • 22-01-2015 12:51pm
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    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭


    I've been looking to find a place to rent which will accept pets.
    I have 2 cats which we keep indoors.
    Why can't I find anywhere to rent?
    Does anyone have any helpful advice?
    It seems all property companies just have a blanket "no pets no matter what" approach.
    I'm in Cork btw
    I'm at my wits end :(


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    whippet
    Registered Users Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭whippet


    it will not be easy to find somewhere.

    I rented a while back with a dog .. dog was a large dog who slept indoors. My approach was to use estate agents / letting agents and be upfront about it. I offered Land Lords an additional months deposit as security against damage the pet may cause or any requirement for additional deep cleaning by the LL after we left.


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    Lia_lia
    Registered Users Posts: 6,691 ✭✭✭Lia_lia


    This nice little place accepts pets! Click click...

    There was a thread on this recently if you do a search. Many people just don't mention the pets and move in anyway with the pets, which is a pretty stupid idea. I do know a lot of people that do it and get away with it, but not the right thing to do. Offering a "pet damage" deposit is another one.


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    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    OP good luck. I have always managed to find somewhere that will accept my cats and dogs. Are you city or rural? I am rural and it is maybe easier.


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    Generic Dreadhead
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    Update, ok I completely stopped looking at any places that were managed by a Property company, so only looking on Daft.ie for places that were being rented by individuals directly, managed to get a viewing shortly afterwards and decided to take the place and they were ok with Cats.

    So YAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!

    moral of the story is only bother looking at places that you can rent off individuals :)


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,465 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    When we first moved to Ireland, we had to find somewhere to take us and our cat and found that despite the letting agents specifying no pets, the owners themselves actually had no problem with it and hadn't actually specified 'no pets' themselves, the letting agency had just put it in off heir own bat. The owners themselves actually had two dogs!


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    BeatNikDub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 603 ✭✭✭BeatNikDub


    Excellent news!


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    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    Alun wrote: »
    When we first moved to Ireland, we had to find somewhere to take us and our cat and found that despite the letting agents specifying no pets, the owners themselves actually had no problem with it and hadn't actually specified 'no pets' themselves, the letting agency had just put it in off heir own bat. The owners themselves actually had two dogs!

    It's probably "unless otherwise stated, just say no pets" approach.
    I'd imagine it goes like this?

    Property Devil Employee: What Price do you want?
    Landlord: €1,000
    Property Devil Employee: Ok that's fine. Will you accept pets?
    Landlord: Um well i dunno, does it make it easier to find a tenant?
    Property Devil Employee: Not in the slightest
    Landlord: Would I have to lower the rent if I don't accept pets?
    Property Devil Employee: Hell no.
    Landlord:Could I raise the rent if I choose t accept pets?
    Property Devil Employee: Probably, if they have money to feed animals, let's make more of that money yours

    In essence I can see no benefit to "allowing" pets if I was a landlord renting so kind of glad the lovely lady we met was able to be one over by my "we primarily keep them in the kitchen and bedroom and ban them from the front room" spiel (which is true) and said we were a lovely young couple :)


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