Renting with Pets

By Jo Sellers at Pippin Pets Dog Training Christmas is the time for luxury foods, noise, guests, presents and chaos. For our dogs, this can be a time for unsettled routines, temptation and over-excitement or fear. To give your dog the best chance over the festive period, here are my top tips to help your

Is it possible to have a dog if you work full-time? The simple answer is yes. But, it does require some careful planning and preparation. Justine Williams, the founder of Our Family Dog, a website for first-time dog owners, shares her advice on having a dog and working 9-5. If you were expecting a baby,

Relocating to the UK with Pets Flying to the UK with your pets is very stressful for you as well as for them. When you arrive, you do get a quick call to say your pet(s) has or have arrived safely. That is such a relief. At Pets Lets, we work with leading pet travel

At Pets Lets, we specialise in pets and property. With our pet friendly Relocation Service, we are talking to UK estate agents all the time. The common denominator is all our clients have pets. It would be pointless for us to visit a property, unless we knew the landlord would consider pets. Yet, we have

PRESS RELEASE From: Andrew Rosindell M.P. Date: 1st September 2021 Amend Tenant Fees Act to make bringing pets into rented accommodation easier, say MPs, peers and campaigners A cross-party group of over 35 MPs and peers have joined leading pet charities and landlord associations have penned an open letter.pdf to Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State

In the UK, it is not against the law for a landlord or letting agent to charge an extra ‘pet rent’. In addition to you paying for your own rent, your four-legged ‘furry friend’, which is part of the family, is charged an additional rent. With some pet friendly rentals, it is not unusual to

The Dogvine is a multiple award-winning lifestyle blog for London dogs where dog owners can explore dog-friendly places and things to do in and around London as well as stay up to date with the latest London dog events – think of it as the Timeout for dogs! The Dogvine started in 2015 after I

‘Rule of thumb’ is that the rent should not exceed 30% of your monthly salary. Yet in some of the more expensive London boroughs, tenants would have to pay over 80% of their monthly income just on rent. The Renters Reform Bill is not going to change affordability. It is all about supply versus demand.

Only a few years ago, the buy to let property market was booming. New UK developments were being sold across the world by agencies with ‘roadshows’, with many investors from Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries looking for ‘capital growth’ and a ‘rental return’ in the London market as well as other major UK cities

By 2025, it is estimated 40% of the UK population will be renting. In London alone that figure is set to increase to 60%. Currently 50% of the UK population has a pet. 30% of pet owners do not declare their pet(s) to their landlords. Hundreds of pets a year are returned to shelters because