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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of their Renters Reform Bill proposals with blocks of flats where pets are banned in the lease.

The Government announced in our White Paper ‘A Fairer Private Rented Sector’ that we will bring forward legislation to stop landlords from unreasonably withholding consent when a tenant requests to have a pet in their home. We know that that there are situations where it might be reasonable for a landlord to refuse a request. This may include cases where a landlord would be in breach of a superior lease agreement in a block of flats.

We will continue to discuss a common-sense approach with those in the sector as we look towards legislating and implementing these reforms.