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1628816

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing safeguards to ensure that tenants with pets (a) have secure tenancies and (b) cannot have permission to keep a pet easily revoked by landlords.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	185792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-17/185473" target="_blank">185473</a> on 22 May 2023, the Government knows that Pets can bring a huge amount of joy to their owners. We are committed to supporting responsible pet ownership in the private rented sector. The Renters (Reform) Bill will ensure landlords do not unreasonably withhold consent when a tenant requests to have a pet in their home, with the tenant able to challenge unfair decisions.</p><p>This does not mean that there will be a blanket obligation on all landlords to accept any pet in every property. We will publish full guidance for landlords and tenants before new rules come into place. Such guidance will help clarify the situation for all sides.</p><p>We know that some landlords are concerned about potential damage caused by pets. That is why the Renters (Reform) Bill will allow landlords to require insurance covering pet damage. This will provide landlords with reassurance that any damage caused by a pet can be taken care of, and that the responsibility for preventing and resolving damage caused by a pet will fall to the tenant.</p><p>I am happy to discuss this matter further with my Hon. Friend.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 185793 185794 question first answered 26/05/2023 09:14:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1628817

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to provide guidance to (a) landlords and (b) property agents on (i) accepting tenants with pets and (ii) promoting responsible pet ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	185793
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-17/185473" target="_blank">185473</a> on 22 May 2023, the Government knows that Pets can bring a huge amount of joy to their owners. We are committed to supporting responsible pet ownership in the private rented sector. The Renters (Reform) Bill will ensure landlords do not unreasonably withhold consent when a tenant requests to have a pet in their home, with the tenant able to challenge unfair decisions.</p><p>This does not mean that there will be a blanket obligation on all landlords to accept any pet in every property. We will publish full guidance for landlords and tenants before new rules come into place. Such guidance will help clarify the situation for all sides.</p><p>We know that some landlords are concerned about potential damage caused by pets. That is why the Renters (Reform) Bill will allow landlords to require insurance covering pet damage. This will provide landlords with reassurance that any damage caused by a pet can be taken care of, and that the responsibility for preventing and resolving damage caused by a pet will fall to the tenant.</p><p>I am happy to discuss this matter further with my Hon. Friend.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 185792 185794 question first answered 26/05/2023 09:14:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1628818

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing (a) incentives and (b) training programmes to help encourage landlords to accept tenants with pets without the need for legal intervention.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	185794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2023 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-17/185473" target="_blank">185473</a> on 22 May 2023, the Government knows that Pets can bring a huge amount of joy to their owners. We are committed to supporting responsible pet ownership in the private rented sector. The Renters (Reform) Bill will ensure landlords do not unreasonably withhold consent when a tenant requests to have a pet in their home, with the tenant able to challenge unfair decisions.</p><p>This does not mean that there will be a blanket obligation on all landlords to accept any pet in every property. We will publish full guidance for landlords and tenants before new rules come into place. Such guidance will help clarify the situation for all sides.</p><p>We know that some landlords are concerned about potential damage caused by pets. That is why the Renters (Reform) Bill will allow landlords to require insurance covering pet damage. This will provide landlords with reassurance that any damage caused by a pet can be taken care of, and that the responsibility for preventing and resolving damage caused by a pet will fall to the tenant.</p><p>I am happy to discuss this matter further with my Hon. Friend.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 185792 185793 question first answered 26/05/2023 09:14:56 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1628631

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether under the provisions of the Renters (Reform) Bill a landlord will be able to make the giving of consent to keeping a pet subject to enforceable conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	185478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Renters (Reform) Bill had its First Reading in the House of Commons on 17 May. I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-statements%2Fdetail%2F2023-05-17%2Fhcws778&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5aa7499d707b4cac591e08db5a991b60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638203385846169693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lOfHzKv%2BePq5NLIijMETArSzKrqU5W3JKQ%2FbUPzlrdw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HCWS778</a>) and to the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fguide-to-the-renters-reform-bill&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C5aa7499d707b4cac591e08db5a991b60%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638203385846169693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9CWLwfqqt0lN6Xp6O%2F0r4LaCsUQEtxlV%2FMeyZRwBgBo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">published guide to the Bill</a>.</p><p>We have submitted our Impact Assessment for review by the Regulatory Policy Committee. This is a significant document and they now need time to scrutinise it. We will publish it once that process has finished. I look forward to discussing these issues during the passage of the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 185473 185475 185477 185631 question first answered 22/05/2023 16:14:46 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1609759

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with representatives of the social housing sector on pet-friendly tenancies.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	179892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Further to my answer to Question <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-01-31%2F136842&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C63f0ea50824c4ca2d5c808db44c9f033%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638179406321200717%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=q32lLAZvIjvVM%2B6XHFmFVw9FMynCKOaB9mxjv3X0pOQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 136842 </a>on 9 February 2023, the Government will publish guidance for tenants and landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) on what would constitute an unreasonable refusal of a pet before the new rules come into effect.</p><p>The new legal 'right to request a pet' will apply to the PRS. Many social landlords set out their pet policies in their tenancy agreements and allow tenants to keep pets where it is appropriate to do so, provided they are well looked after and do not adversely affect the lives of neighbours and those living nearby.</p><p>In the Social Housing White Paper we encourage all social landlords to adopt similar policies.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean grouped question UIN 179890 179891 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:59:21 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Tracey Crouch

1167005

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to make it easier for tenants in rented accommodated to have pets.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	7133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/11/2019 16:30:12 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey previous answer version 3784 answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1139210

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, if his Department will issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	277609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The circumstances in which pets may be kept is determined locally by landlords, taking account of the views of their tenants. The Department has no plans to issue guidance for local authorities on pets in social housing.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:02:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1139211

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Battersea Cats and Dogs Home report on Pet friendly properties, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	277610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any assessment of the potential benefits of pet ownership for social housing tenants.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/07/2019 13:01:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake