Last month, Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, urged landlords to allow their tenants to keep well-behaved pets. The Government has now updated its model tenancy agreement to make it easier for tenants with pets to find rented accommodation. This change comes alongside other proposed reforms including the removal of ground rent, the ability to increase lease terms to 990 years and the establishment of a commonhold model, all of which are aimed at benefitting leaseholders and making homeownership more accessible.
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