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We own the leasehold but can the freeholder enforce a no pet rule????

Last post Sun, May 17 2009, 6:50 PM by olliwhite. 2 replies.
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  •  Sun, May 17 2009, 6:50 PM

    Re: We own the leasehold but can the freeholder enforce a no pet rule????

    Thanks so much for your reply it has been very useful.

    I think we will just keep it quite and hope nobody complains as it would be nice to have a little kitten at least that way we can train it from the start.

    Thanks again

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  •  Sun, May 17 2009, 12:37 AM

    Re: We own the leasehold but can the freeholder enforce a no pet rule????

    In theory you could lose possession of the flat.

    In practice, that is only likely to happen if you have a pet that is causing a nuisance to neighbours and if, when it gets as far as involving the courts, you refuse to get rid of the cat. Remember though that, as a leaseholder, it is likely that you are responsible for paying a share of communal costs as well as certain expenses specific to your property. It is quite possible that you could end up paying any legal costs to the management company even if things did not get as far as court.

    Your best bet is to train your cat well and apologise profusely if it leaves any dead mice on neighbours doorsteps (pointing out, perhaps, that it is better to have a dead mouse outside than a live one inside!). You need to make sure that the cat doesn't "mark" its territory, make any mess outside or become noisy. Nutering often prevents these problems.

    Dogs tend to be a far bigger nuisance than cats, budgies, fish and so on but leases tend to exclude all pets, just in case. If your cat is not going to be a nuisance, you should not worry, in my view, unless someone complains.

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  •  Sat, May 16 2009, 11:54 PM

    We own the leasehold but can the freeholder enforce a no pet rule????

    Hi was just wondering if anyone can help.

    It does state in our lease that we are not allowed to keep pets, but what are the consiquences if we were to get a small cat how could they inforce this rule and what would happen if we refused to get rid of said cat????

    Hope someone can help thanks for reading.

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