Petition · past parliament
Make it illegal for landlords to refuse potential tenants with pets.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
The Consumer Rights act (2015) dictates there should be evidence and grounds for a landlord to refuse a tenant or label their property as 'No pets'. However at no point have I ever been asked to provide evidence, with tenants simply turned away with a blanket 'strictly no pets' statement.
According to RSPCA, approximately 44% of the UK’s population has one or more pets. The number of households in the private rented sector in the UK increased from 2.8 million in 2007 to 4.5 million in 2017, an increase of 1.7 million (63%) households (ONS).
With this in mind, with less people able to purchase their own property, surely tenants should have rights to have a pet if they want.
Of course I propose rules are put in place:
- Pet deposits
- References from previous landlords or vets
With this in mind, with less people able to purchase their own property, surely tenants should have rights to have a pet if they want.
Of course I propose rules are put in place:
- Pet deposits
- References from previous landlords or vets
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.