Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals affecting (a) master-leases, (b) all ownership master-leases and (c) shared freehold apartment blocks to help prevent blanket-bans on domesticated animals.

The government recognises that pets can bring joy, happiness, and comfort to their owners, as well as supporting their mental and physical wellbeing. The ability of a leaseholder to keep a pet will depend on the terms of individual leases.

We are due to bring forward further leasehold reforms later in this Parliament. Whilst we cannot set out the precise details of a bill at this stage, we have been clear about our commitment to addressing the historic imbalance in the leasehold system.