Renters’ Rights Bill could create 1 million new pet owners

Reply to the comment left by Decent landlord at 12/09/2025 – 11:06
Usually the damage from the pets is so bad that the deposit is insufficient to pay for the damages. In North of England rents are low and so is the security deposit.

Reply to the comment left by Tiger at 12/09/2025 – 23:09
Honestly, I’ve only ever had one tenancy where the damage wasn’t covered by the deposit and they didn’t even have pets!

Reply to the comment left by Caroline Newman at 12/09/2025 – 11:33
All that will change is you will have even more applications for each property has small landlords cash out.

All very well said about pets,i find it hard to believe where pets can cause thousands pounds worth of damage i.e average kitchen replacement cost 6k minimum for very small to 15k average,bath 3k to4k,carpets 4k for avrage home plus decorations doors damage etc compare this with £800.00 average deposit held which may also be difficult to claim back when property is reclaimed a smelly house?. As a result of change in law the where government trying to impose more taxes and national insurance and squeezing out private rental sector can only make sutuation worse and result of which will be a loss of revenue to the struggling economy /goverment and more tenants on homeless list. We remember Mr Gordon Browne labour party era where goverment left with no money in treasury. Renters right bill may be exciting to some people now but later the same people will pay the price when there will be very few places to rent plus the government will have no tax revenue income. Section21 was brought in give both parties the freedom to move on find another property without exposing thier past reasons for eviction,the only amendment it required was to regularlise the unjustified rental demand by landlords and to penalise awkward tenants and make them responsible for damages for the full amount . This would have established order and strain on econmy. Goverment still have time to reverse unjstified demand on the rental sector and open up the market by encouraging private sector or risk loosing the goose that lays the golden egg forever.

All very well said about pets,i find it hard to believe where pets can cause thousands pounds worth of damage i.e average kitchen replacement cost 6k minimum for very small to 15k average,bath 3k to4k,carpets 4k for avrage home plus decorations doors damage etc compare this with £800.00 average deposit held which may also be difficult to claim back when property is reclaimed a smelly house?. As a result of change in law the where government trying to impose more taxes and national insurance and squeezing out private rental sector can only make sutuation worse and result of which will be a loss of revenue to the struggling economy /goverment and more tenants on homeless list. We remember Mr Gordon Browne labour party era where goverment left with no money in treasury. Renters right bill may be exciting to some people now but later the same people will pay the price when there will be very few places to rent plus the government will have no tax revenue income. Section21 was brought in give both parties the freedom to move on find another property without exposing thier past reasons for eviction,the only amendment it required was to regularlise the unjustified rental demand by landlords and to penalise awkward tenants and make them responsible for damages for the full amount . This would have established order and strain on econmy. Goverment still have time to reverse unjstified demand on the rental sector and open up the market by encouraging private sector or risk loosing the goose that lays the golden egg forever.
The good landlords who award the good tenants by keeping rent low are worried of being panalised by few bad landlord’s who dont provide a good accomdation but demand high rents.

Ks

It seems to me that the government and tenants feel entitled for landlords to provide them with home, come what may.
What they don’t realize is that the properties belong to the landlords and as such they should be allowed to decide who stays and how they in their properties bearing in mind that after the tenants leave, it will be someone else living there, so the property needs to be respected and not left inhabitable as is the case after pets have been there. But worse those people don’t know how to respect their own dwelling.

Reply to the comment left by Dev S at 15/09/2025 – 07:57
Your ideas are far too sensible for this incompetent government to understand.

A lot of tenants will be starry-eyed about pets and will not even factor in the cost of taking care of the animals. I had a very good tenant who could not afford to pay her rent because her Westie had to have a hip operation and she had to find £3500 because the insurance would only cover 50% of the bill.
I also experienced the dog owners from hell where the repairs and cleanup bill was £thousands.

This RRB is flawed in so many ways and this is just another reason why good landlords are getting out.