Are some people anti-children?

[WallBuilder]

A ban on children in rented accomadation?

The only reason I could think of was if it was a flat in a building with other rented flats. We all know that children rarely play quietly and in most modern buildings the sound proofing is pathetic.

A cautionary tale from a friend who rented out a two bedroomed ground floor flat to a small family. The childs room got repainted in purple and what looked like a bunk bed was fastened to the wall with masonry bolts. Kiddy stickers stuck onto walls and furniture with super glue or similar.

They also had a cat that wasn't litter trained so carpets were smelly and full length curtains had got so damp at floor level they rotted. The nice tenants also fitted a so called cat flap in the back door that when they left had a two foot square piece of plywood nailed over it, it must of been a big cat!!!

[Bulldog]

My uncle recently rented his flat out to a "yourg couple" who moved in and then moved there 4 akitas in and the his brother and his wife! it is only a 1 bed flat so I can see the lanlords point of view i know that this is not always the case but once bitten twice shy!!

[Jammie]

Hi! It really is not right is it to say children are not allowed! Come on everyone who is discussing on this forum was once a child.

I think the best answer is us tenents saying that we wont rent from someone who does not have a family! Really this whole thing of BTL has become so much profit oriented! The landlords should understand that if they were living in that house with their family instead of the tenents, they do expect some wear and tear and definately the damage lovely children cause cannot be more than the deposit is it?

[Bulldog]

lovely children dont cause much if any damage its the little kids from hell that do, but how can a lanlord know if yours is a little angel or not

[Strix]

Originally posted by Bulldog

lovely children dont cause much if any damage its the little kids from hell that do, but how can a lanlord know if yours is a little angel or not

Yup, it's parents that are the problem. Perhaps 'no parents' is a more appropriate ad?

I've still got nothing against kids, but from a business point of view - it's non-viable.

 

Stand in the landlord's shoes, then decide how you're going to persuade them they're wrong is the best tactic.

[Pauline BHG]

I hope I can give *my own personal* opinion here without being shot down in flames.....

 

I'm a 32 year old female, I do not like children, and have no desire to be a mother. If I was looking at a flat, and there were kids next door/above/below me, I wouldn't take it, simply for the noise factor. I'm sure I'm not the only person who thinks like this either.....

[beckb]

Originally posted by Pauline BHG

I hope I can give *my own personal* opinion here without being shot down in flames.....

 

I'm a 32 year old female, I do not like children, and have no desire to be a mother. If I was looking at a flat, and there were kids next door/above/below me, I wouldn't take it, simply for the noise factor. I'm sure I'm not the only person who thinks like this either.....

 

Don't see why you should be shot down in flames for that Pauline!

Kids are noisy! And I can totally understand why someone with no desire to have kids would find living next door to them a less than thrilling prospect!

 

My son isn't particularly noisy but at least his noise making is limited to certain hours when the little angel isn't tucked up in bed! I have single, non-parent doctors renting both sides of me and I am concious of the noise levels we generate as they work shifts. Shame they aren't as considerate with their late night parties, early morning door slamming!

 

As for damage to property - he's done the crayon on the wall and picked at the wall paper when he was a toddler but it was nothing that soap and water and a bit of paste didn't fix. I can see the point of landlords not wanting their investment wrecking but surely a decent person, parent or not, would take pride in their home and respect their surroundings. As a parent I wouldn't want my kids living in a hovel so I'd look after it.

[Pauline BHG]

Thanks Becky. I just think there may be some parents out there who cannot understand the concept of us *anti-children* types, and I didn't want to offend anyone.

 

I suppose when looking for a house, it's all down to personal taste, we're all picky, and so we should be. In that case, the Landlords should be allowed to be picky too ;-)

 

I must say, whilst looking for a house/flat in Sheffield, I never saw *that* many *child free* properties, but I've NO idea how smokers and pet owners ever find a place these days ! heheheh

[HarrietStar]

yeh loads of places are pet/smoking/children free now. A good method is to find a landlord who is a pet owner/smoker/parent themselves and they are usually more understanding.

personally, I think it's because of the noise that people say no children. I also thought, perhaps it may be that some private landlords are worried about being responsible for the child's safety in a secondary way? being a landlord means proper gas testing, safe structural work etc and it's one thing bending those rules for students, but maybe when it comes to children they are not willing to take the risk?

[WallBuilder]

Originally posted by HarrietStar

and it's one thing bending those rules for students, but maybe when it comes to children they are not willing to take the risk?

 

If a landlord bends any of the safety laws then he should be fined, have his properties taken off him and if through his disregard for the law causes the death of a student then he should be charged with man-slaughter