How PlanetRent supports pet-friendly rentals
Mary-Anne Bowring 11/06/2020
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Are you a pet-friendly landlord?
PlanetRent can help generate the right tenancy agreement - fast. If not, maybe it’s something you should consider because at least 44% of us own a pet. During the pandemic there have even been reports of a puppy shortage as more and more of us decide to share our home with an animal. For the rental sector, that’s a big potential pool of tenants and one that the Government is actively encouraging landlords to dip into. In January, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced the overhaul of model tenancy contracts to remove restrictions on well-behaved pets to ensure more landlords cater to pet owners wherever possible.
But despite being a national of animal lovers, there is a widespread attitude in the buy-to-let sector that pets are a problem. At the last count, only an estimated 7% of buy-to-let landlords were advertising their property as suitable for pets, making it hard for people to find a suitable home for themselves and their dog, cat or rabbit. Institutional landlords in the build-to-rent sector have a completely different attitude. All the operators we deal with at Ringley actively encourage pets–as they feel that being pet-friendly encourages tenants to stay longer and promotes community engagement.
Pet-Friendly Tenancy Agreements
With this in mind, we’ve made it really easy for landlords to generate a pet-friendly tenancy agreement via our new automated lettings platform PlanetRent. Landlords can use the platform to generate tenancy agreements in a matter of minutes, making them fast, accessible and easy to use. Of course, we understand that by being pet-friendly, landlords may be opening themselves up to bigger bills for repairs and refurbishment at the end of a tenancy. Pets, like people, can behave badly, so reference checking is vital and PlanetRent can make this quick and easy too. So why not consider taking a more pet-friendly approach to potential tenants. It could make your home easier to let and give you a much bigger pool of potential tenants to pick from. www.planetrent.co.uk Why not READ our Property Blog too: www.ringleypropertyblog.co.uk
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