I need a home too
A recent survey by the Dogs Trust found that many tenants are being hounded out of the lettings market because of the difficulty of finding rental properties which accept pets. It seems that finding a suitable rental property for your pet requires dogged determination, with over half of people searching for between 2 months and a year before they found the purrfect home.
Of the 5,695 UK pet owners surveyed, one third could not find a suitable property. Letting Agents came in for some biting criticism with nearly half of respondents finding them to be “unhelpful”.
The Lets with Pets scheme launched by the Dogs Trust aims to persuade landlords and letting agents to take a “Pets Considered” approach, rather than rejecting all pets at a stroke.
RentFair properties have always stated clearly whether pets are accepted, helping owners to find a pet-tolerant landlord quickly and easily without having to make numerous enquiries. We fully support the Dogs Trust’s excellent initiative. For more information, go to their website: www.letswithpets.org.uk