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The Renters' Rights Act has changed the rules around pets in rental properties. Tenants now have a statutory right to request keeping a pet, and landlords can no longer rely on a blanket "no pets" policy. For many landlords, the practical question isn't just whether to say yes, it's how to manage the process properly, and what it means for deposits if something does go wrong.
Welcome to ‘Buy-to-Let Market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the buy-to-let lending markets. Note, any product update reflects the lenders most recent update, rather than all updates since the previous publication. The information within this article is correct as at 14/08/2026.
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