A landlord’s guide to pets in rental properties
Landlords accepting pets can be a contentious subject so we created this guide to help landlords understand if renting to tenants with pets is a viable strategy for them.
According to a government survey, in 2020 only 7% of landlords advertised their properties as pet friendly. Excluding pets severely reduces a landlords potential pool of tenants when getting a property let. So we created this guide to help landlords understand if opening their lets up to pets is a viable strategy for their business.
This guide is for landlords who don't accept pets in their rental properties or for those who are considering accepting pets in their rental properties. Letting agents wishing to convince landlords to accept pets may also find helpful pointers in this guide.
The guide to pets in rental properties isn't designed to tell you explicitly that you must accept pets, instead it looks at the argument for and against and provides work arounds for objections you may have about renting to tenants with pets. In the guide you'll find:
