Private Landlords: Tenants with Pets Debate
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Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
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Private Landlords: Tenants with Pets
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb Excerpts(3 years, 6 months ago)
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Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, we are happy to look at any ideas that encourage wider pet ownership, and I will certainly take that back to the department to consider.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (GP)
The Minister keeps talking about encouraging flat owners to do the right thing and allow pets, but he did not answer the question put by the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler: what are you actually doing to encourage this?
Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
My Lords, we have set out a model tenancy agreement that encourages wider pet ownership. It also ensures that the landlord must give a clear reason why they will not accept a pet. This agreement strikes a balance between making it easier for responsible tenants to keep pets and ensuring that landlords are not forced to accept them.