Will I make more money by banning pets from my buy-to-let 所有物／資産／財産s, or 許すing them??

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I have two little cottages which I rent out and am frequently asked by 見込みのある tenants if they may have a dog at the 所有物／資産／財産.

I understand why 許すing pets 危険s 損失 to the 所有物／資産／財産 but I wonder if I could get the best of both worlds by 非難する a 賞与金 to pet owners, while building in 条項s that mean I won't be left with big 修理 法案s?

What could I do to make sure that tenants 支払う／賃金 for 修理s if their pets 原因（となる） any 損失? TC 経由で email

行為／法令／行動する of dog: Should landlords build in 条項s that 許す pets?

Linda Mckay of This is Money replies: Almost half of UK 世帯s now have pets によれば new 人物／姿／数字s, yet landlords are 悪名高くも 気が進まない to 融通する tenants who want to bring animals into their 所有物／資産／財産.

The UK pet 全住民 has risen by almost four million in a year says the Pet Food 製造業者s 協会 ? 認めるd a lot of those pets could be fish, and who could 反対する to that.?

But what steps can landlords like you take to 保護（する）／緊急輸入制限 a 所有物／資産／財産 from possible pet 損失 and still maximise 賃貸しの 可能性のある? I asked our 専門家s for advice.

Lynsey Alston of pet charity Dogs 信用 replies: Your reader could advertise his 所有物／資産／財産s as ‘pets consider ed’ and take each 見込みのある let on a 事例／患者 by 事例／患者 basis. There are also several 選択s to 追加する in as 条項s to the tenancy 協定 to 確実にする tenants are responsible pet owners who will be considerate of the 所有物／資産／財産.

You could ask for a higher deposit to 宿泊する with your chosen 計画／陰謀 追加するing the 明確な／細部 pet 条項 to the tenancy 協定.

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You could ask for a pet 言及／関連 from the 見込みのある tenants’ previous landlord.

Make sure you consider, if you have a leasehold 所有物／資産／財産, whether the 賃貸し（する） 制限するs pets and their 影響する／感情 on 隣人s and 訪問者s.

If you 許す a tenant to keep a pet at your 所有物／資産／財産 make sure you 明示する which pets you have given 許可 for and how many. And that if a tenant wants any その上の pets then written 許可 should be sought first.

Gather as much （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） as possible about the tenant and pet’s h abits as a pet left alone for long periods is more likely to do 損失, not just to the 内部の of the house but the garden too.

Always 主張する that the tenant has the 所有物／資産／財産 professionally cleaned, 特に carpets, when they move out.

As long as you are aware of the 危険s and take steps to minimise them then pets should not be problem. Dogs 信用 has a website for pet owners, landlords and letting 機関s.

Linda Mckay 追加するs: By 拒絶するing all tenants with pets, landlords 削減（する） their 可能性のある market.?

For some areas, perhaps in cities where there's plenty of 非，不，無-pet owning renters, this won't 事柄. But other markets in other areas of the country may have a far greater 株 of pet owners.?

You may find that those with a pet find it harder to 安全な・保証する accommodation, and therefore make it their 商売／仕事 to be model tenants in all other regards.

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