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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
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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
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A collection of rental experts in a body called The Lettings Industry Council have set out what they want to see...
25 May 2022
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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
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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
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New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...
26 August 2021
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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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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
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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
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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
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A Build To Rent operator say it is promoting the concept of private tenants being allowed pets - and it takes a...
10 May 2021
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A leading veterinary body - the National Office of Animal Health, or NOAH - wants pets to be allowed in private rental...
23 April 2021
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to let his Oxfordshire cottage out - and predictably, he’s chosen an upmarket letting agent. Strutt &...
13 April 2021
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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
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Momentum is building to have the Tenant Fees Act amended, allowing agents to charge tenants for damage insurance which would then...
30 March 2021
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An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...
05 March 2021
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01 March 2021
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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
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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
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09 April 2020
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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
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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
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Close examination of the consultation document on possible three year tenancies issued by the government suggest that it may want rent...
04 July 2018
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A large shake up of the private rental sector begins in Scotland tomorrow with the introduction of Private Residential Tenancies replacing...
30 November 2017
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The new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, says he is behind the concept of longer tenancies for renters in the private sector. In...