Hello parents. Just wanted to get some more thoughts on this particular topic as there have been mixed replies regarding pregnancy and telling your landlord that youre expecting. So, hubby and I are currently live in a two bedroom house and the rent is expensive...not to mention that we have to travel 8 miles to get to work. Only I can drive. Reason we decided to move now is because 1st baby is coming and we honestly can't afford to live in this house especially if hubby works late and Im going to be at home looking after the baby. We both enjoy our jobs and it pays well too so we don't want to lose them. Picking up hubby on late nights with a newborn is hard (very limited public transport where I live). We have just been using the second bedroom as storage space and we never really wanted to move our newborn in there in his/her first year anyway.
We have looked for houses within walking distance to work and found this affordable one bed bungalow which we know we can make work with a newborn for a year. Much cheaper too. Advert didn't mention anything about children or pets. Looked at their other properties and it was clear that they do mention whether owner wants kids/pets. Agent asked us if we had any of them and we said no and I didn't mention that we were expecting in a four months. So, question is: Should I mention to them that we are expecting or not? It's not a legal requirement and despite knowing that inspections do take place, it doesn't worry us. Two bed properties near our work area are hard to come by and very pricey but we can't afford living far away either as it will be more physically and financially difficult to manage at the moment. Would just like to know your thoughts about whether we should mention it to the agent or landlord. Thanks.