Question follow-through · 114450

Social Rented Housing: Pets

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on factors social landlords should consider when assessing the suitability of a property for a tenant’s pet, including property size, shar

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued on factors social landlords should consider when assessing the suitability of a property for a tenant’s pet, including property size, shar

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    My Department does not hold information on the proportion of social housing landlords who do not allow tenants to keep pets.On 12 February 2026, Baroness Taylor wrote to all social housing landlords setting out my Department’s position on fair considerati...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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