London named as the most pet friendly city in the UK to rent a home
You can view the full study here: https://www.savoo.co.uk/resources/price-of-pet-ownership
The top 5 pet-friendly cities in the UK:
June brings some great news for pet owners searching for their new home. Renters in the UK will soon be able to move in with their furry friends under new proposals to give renters the ‘legal right’ to be housed along with their pets. With that in mind, have you ever considered where would be the most pet friendly city to re-locate?
Looking into the number of dog friendly restaurants, vets, parks and pet stores Savoo has analysed cities in the UK to determine the leader of the pack when it comes to the most pet friendly locations.
| Rank | City | Dog friendly restau- rants | Number of vets | Number of parks | Number of pet stores | Number of grooming shops | Number of training classes | % of pet friendly rentals |
| 1 | London | 408 | 221 | 284 | 183 | 240 | 117 | 17.74% |
| 2 | Birmingham | 27 | 140 | 55 | 91 | 161 | 52 | 1.55% |
| 3 | Manchester | 47 | 142 | 24 | 87 | 46 | 58 | 5.85% |
| 4 | Newcastle- Upon-Tyne | 28 | 102 | 26 | 103 | 34 | 24 | 1.28% |
| 5 | Liverpool | 42 | 116 | 45 | 77 | 35 | 35 | 7.12% |
Other stories that might be of interest:
- On average, cats cost a staggering £23,077 over their lifetime, compared to dogs at £17,848
- Bulldogs rank as the most expensive dog breed to own costing a total of £29,525 over its lifetime while savannah cats rank as the most expensive cat breed to own costing roughly £28,762
- Paris comes out on top as the most pet friendly city in Europe, with both the highest number of parks (287) and grooming shops (145)
