NEW data from a survey of UK pet owners has revealed the most pet-friendly cities in the country.
The research, conducted by the accommodation rental company Quintain Living, found that Brighton is the most pet-friendly city in the UK.
It is based on the accessibility of parks, vets, pet grooming salons, pet-friendly pubs and pet boarding establishments in the area.
The survey asked 1,000 respondents who own pets, and the results provide insights on the best and worst UK cities for pet owners, the pets most commonly concealed from landlords and even how owners hide their pets from their landlords
Brighton was closely followed by Edinburgh and Liverpool for being the most pet-friendly city.
Meanwhile, Belfast turned out to be the least pet-friendly city, with London and Glasgow rounding out the bottom three.
The research also revealed that Norwich has the most pet-friendly landlords, closely followed by Leeds and Sheffield.
London came fourth with 90 per cent of landlords being happy to let pets live in rented properties.
The cities with the least pet-friendly landlords were Plymouth with 82 per cent, Cardiff with 80 per cent and Edinburgh with 73 per cent.
Other interesting findings from the survey:
- 27 per cent of landlords don't know that their tenants keep pets
- About one third of Brits have been hiding their pets for over three years
- 17 per cent of pet owners considered giving up their pet in order to find somewhere to rent
- 38 per cent of pet owners do not feel comfortable asking for permission to keep a pet
- 29 per cent of pet owners experienced difficulty finding a property to rent
- 17 per cent of females and 21 per cent of males claim hiding a pet affects their own and their pet's mental health
- 30 per cent of UK residents think they could rent a nicer property if they did not have a pet
- Birds were named as the most secretly kept pets in the UK with 50 per cent of respondents who keep birds admitted hiding them from their landlord
To view the full research see: www.quintainliving.com/blog/renting-with-pets-uk
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