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![Campaign launched to allow pets to be kept by private tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/WomanWithDog-400x310'.png)
One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets - no answer yet to issues of damage and costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/DogsandCats-400x310.png)
The latest update from industry discussions about allowing more pets in private rental properties suggests there’s not been a solution yet...
05 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Far reaching reforms demanded by lettings industry chiefs](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Bridging%20image2%20695x400.jpg)
A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent welcomes more pets in rental property - with conditions](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
A London lettings agent says it welcomes increasing moves towards allowing pets in rental properties - with some conditions. Bective’s head of...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Strict contracts and inventories could defuse Pets In Lets issue](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
One of the industry’s leading suppliers says the controversy over pets in private rental properties could be defused relatively easily. Inventory management firm...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pet-Friendly Rental Properties - demand soars, says Rightmove](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![The legal updates which impacted letting agents the most in 2021](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Legislate/Legislate%20360x280px.png)
How up to date is your knowledge on notice periods, pets in rentals, electrical safety inspections and lodgers? This year we’ve...
18 August 2021
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![Pets in Rentals: Agency says buy to lets are lagging behind](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
A lettings agency that works closely with Build To Rent developers says half of the schemes allow pets. Pet rentals have been...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents tell politicians to better understand cost of pets in lets](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark has waded into the controversy over whether private rental tenants should be allowed to keep pets in their properties. As reported...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Indefinite Tenancies is key demand in campaigners’ reform manifesto](/img/default/lat.png)
Campaign group Generation Rent has set out a 10-point plan for reform of the private rental sector in favour of tenants. Its...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pets in letting properties pushed by Build To Rent operator](/img/default/lat.png)
A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Vets want pets in lets - and they want them now](/img/default/lat.png)
A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - Boris Johnson’s choice of agent to let his country house](/img/default/lat.png)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property chief stands up for importance of pets in homes](/img/default/lat.png)
As debate rages about whether pets should be allowed in more private rental properties, a senior house building figure has spoken up for...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pro-Pet campaigners want damage insurance as option for tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents advised to check for damage as ‘pro-pet’ momentum builds](/img/default/lat.png)
An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents beware: Students-with-pets are becoming more common…](/img/default/lat.png)
Lettings agents are being told by an online platform to be extra-vigilant as increasing numbers of student tenants are getting pets. The...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Paws for controversy - government wants pet-friendly tenancy contracts](/img/default/lat.png)
The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Model tenancy agreement and agents’ PI Insurance - today’s Conquering Corona](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry. As ever, we’d love your input to...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Pause for thought before accepting pets, agents advised](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents and landlords are advised to think carefully before allowing tenants to keep pets, despite a government push to relax restrictions. The...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour group says move to end pet ban doesn’t go far enough](/img/default/lat.png)
A ginger group that supports the Labour party says the government’s bid to stop pet bans is meaningless and does not...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Three-year tenancies - will rent rises have to be agreed in advance?](/img/default/lat.png)
Close examination of the consultation document on possible three year tenancies issued by the government suggest that it may want rent...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![New tenancy rules starting in Scotland - and the change is enormous](/img/default/lat.png)
A large shake up of the private rental sector begins in Scotland tomorrow with the introduction of Private Residential Tenancies replacing...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Housing minister says he backs longer private rental tenancies](/img/default/lat.png)
The new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, says he is behind the concept of longer tenancies for renters in the private sector. In...