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22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency flags growing worries over pets in lets](/upload/images/shutterstock_2367788609.jpg)
A prominent lettings agency says concern is growing in the private rental sector about the prospect of more pets in properties. A...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Advice for agents on tenants with banned dog breeds](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/ManWithDog-400x310.png)
Propertymark is highlighting new advice for agents and landlords given by Lets With Pets, the website of The Dogs Trust charity. The...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Threat of pets in lets shows need for inventories - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Build To Rent operator plays the ‘pets in lets’ card](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/WomanWithDog-400x310'.png)
Two thirds of pet owning tenants have faced challenges finding a place to rent - at least according to a survey...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer urges letting agents to go on the offensive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
I was surprised the other day to read statistics from the English Housing Survey about how many landlords use letting agents. In...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
!['Bills Included' now increasingly popular with tenants](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal. The research...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![Tenants with Pets - protection for landlords key to progress](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...
13 October 2022
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
![Pets cause more expensive property damage than children - claim](/upload/images/library/doggggggggggg.jpg)
With the debate ranging over pets in lets, a new analysis by comparative website Compare The Market suggests pet damage is...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Campaigners for pets in lets to face questions from agents](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Next week a webinar will give landlords and other property professionals an opportunity to put questions directly to one of the...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Amend Tenant Fees Act before pets allowed - demand to government](/upload/images/Pets/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg)
New details from a survey conducted by industry organisations concerning pets in rental properties show the extent of the problem. Some 537...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![White Paper fall-out - private rental sector set to contract](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
It looks as if the private rental sector will contract as a result of the threat of new regulations contained in...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Get Involved Now! Big industry debate on Rental White Paper](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
Today’s proposed changes to the private rental sector are the most radical for a generation. The first industry debate on this hot...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Reforms to be unveiled by government tomorrow](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
What looks suspiciously like a government leak to the Daily Mail says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will be unveiled...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets are single biggest reason tenants move home](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
The Deposit Protection Service claims the single largest reason why private tenants move is to find properties accepting pets. Around a thousand...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets - momentum builds for more animal-friendly lettings](/upload/images/Pets/DogPaws-400x310.jpg)
New research appears to be adding to the momentum to have more flexibility over pets in private rental accommodation. Nearly one in...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents trade body teams up with pro-pets group for survey](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(2)-400x310-min.jpeg)
Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets: Another agency reports growing pet-friendly demand](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
A leading lettings agency says increasing numbers of tenants are seeking pet-friendly homes to rent. Chestertons claims up to 35 per cent...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Longer tenancies and pets in lets - key think-tank steps up demands](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
A major think tank is calling for a radical reform of the private rental sector. A report from the cross-party independent Social...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shocking numbers of tenants hide pets from agents and landlords](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(2)-400x310-min.jpeg)
It’s suggested that almost a third of pet-owning tenants have been hiding their animals from agents or landlords for more than...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets come one step closer with pledge of 'new solutions'](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pets in Lets: New evidence of property damage caused by dogs](/upload/images/library/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
New research by MoneySuperMarket reveals that dogs cause £1.5 billion of property damage per year. Labradoodles are the UK’s most destructive dog...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Are short lets more dog-friendly than buy to lets](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
The trade body representing Airbnb and other short let providers and sector suppliers says the short let industry is best placed...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pets In Lets: Airbnb’s latest move to lure more long-term renters](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
Airbnb is now introducing pet insurance cover for its hosts as it continues attempts to win long-term renters away from the...
16 November 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
![Pets allowed in rental development as momentum grows for reform](/upload/images/Pets/CatInHome(1)-400x310-min.jpeg)
A new idea put forward by a student-focussed Build To Rent operator is likely to increase the momentum behind campaigners wanting...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents give new warning on costs of pets in rental property](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(2)-400x310-min.jpeg)
ARLA Propertymark has waded into the growing controversy over pets being allowed in rental properties. Last week a letter was sent to...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pressure to relax Tenant Fees Act to allow pet insurance charge](/upload/images/Pets/DogAndCat-400x310-min.jpeg)
Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental...
02 September 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
![Pets Petition: Bid to remove rental sector restrictions on pets](/upload/images/Pets/DogInHome(2)-400x310-min.jpeg)
A petition has been launched on the Channel Island of Jersey to prevent agents and landlords banning pets from the local...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Allowing pets may make buy to let more successful - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
A respected buy to let mortgage monitor is suggesting that investors in the sector may be more successful if they allow...
26 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...