Katie Fisher's challenge to secure pet-friendly rental accommodations highlights the growing trend of pet rent in the UK. While practices vary widely, some landlords charge additional fees—sometimes significantly—when allowing tenants to keep pets. Recent discourse, such as an instance involving MP Taiwo Owatemi, illustrates the delicate balance surrounding tenant rights and landlord policies under the Tenant Fees Act. Despite laws that prevent excessive one-off fees, landlords reportedly circumvent these by escalating rents instead, leaving renters to negotiate terms, often with rising costs influencing their housing choices.
Natalie Jacson was charged an additional 100 each month to keep her French spaniel to cover any cleaning at the end of tenancy. I think the additional charge is completely disproportionate, equivalent to 1,200 a year.
A spokesperson from Dogs Trust states that landlords can increase the rent for a property at any time, ostensibly for any reason, leading to varied charges.
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