Viewing a house to rent - would you mention you are expecting a baby? Good or bad idea?

Bad idea. In theory you might find some private landlord that likes the idea of renting to a family but generally most wouldn't see it as a positive.

I have recently sold my letting property to my excellent long term tenants who kept pets & have young children. They kept the place immaculate, and repainted walls themselves. I actually stated “pets allowed” and got a settled family over of 3 generations from Northern Europe, where pet keeping and frequent interior painting is the norm.

Nowadays I would be more risk averse regarding pets, as some untouchable gangster types, where the badly resourced Gardai wont involve themselves, keep XL bullies. In my case I got the well-settled family scenario. Personally, as a landlord, I can’t see why having a young child would be an issue, but others might see it differently.

I’m in south-west England on holiday atm, and am reminded, that like much of Europe, every second person has a dog in tow. They are allowed everywhere, in hotels, restaurants, even art galleries. Ireland is an outlier in its attitude to dogs, but perhaps it’s because Ireland has not yet learned responsible pet ownership and don’t train dogs to behave in these scenarios.

You are certainly not obliged to tell prospective landlords of your partner’s pregnancy, and the case of whether it’s a good idea or not, if you get the likes of me as your prospective landlord it would be a good idea but others might view it as “dirty mess” around the place. Personally I believe certain adults are more likely to have it like that! My best advice is, whatever you do, give the best impression of being “very responsible” people, and best of luck.

Its a baby. Not a hippo. Dont sweat it.

I wouldn't mention it.

Babies fùck with their parents health status, shít and puke in all directions, sream and annoy the neighbours, and grow into crayon-weilding monsters who destroy walls. Bad news all round.

I have a relative who was renting a 1 bed apartment. They were getting rent allowance and loved the apartment where they lived. She got pregnant and the social welfare told them if they didnt move to a bigger apartment or house by the time the baby was 1 year old that they would stop the payment.