Property & Landlord9 June 2026 · 5 min read
Pet Request Response Window: 28 Days or 42 Days? What the RRA 2025 Actually Says
Multiple published guides โ including at least one major template provider โ are stating the pet request response window as 42 days. This is incorrect. The Renters' Rights Act 2025 specifies 28 days. Here's the legislative reference and the ยฃ7,000 penalty for getting it wrong.
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Key facts
Response window is 28 days โ not 42
Governed by Section 11 RRA 2025, inserting s.16A Housing Act 1988
Miss the deadline โ consent is deemed granted, cannot be reversed
Civil penalty up to ยฃ7,000 for non-compliance