Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 16843

Rented Housing: Pets

Tabled: 28 November 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024

Question

Sam Carling

LabourNorth West Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on improving access to pet friendly properties in the (a) social and (b) private rented sectors.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The government wants to ensure more tenants can experience the benefits of pet ownership – including the benefits to mental and physical health. Many social landlords set out their pet policies in their tenancy agreements and will allow tenants to keep pe...

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