Why being a pet-friendly landlord could be worth an extra £3,800

It is no wonder that Kali, an 18-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier, loves to lounge around soaking up the sun in her southwest London home. “She’s named after a sun goddess and she really is a sun worshipper,” her owner, Alex Guilford, explains. “She is a bundle of joy, but she can be on the hyper side, too.”

Guilford and his fiancé, Ces McClaran, were worried when they posed the idea of getting a dog to their landlord. They lived in a one-bedroom flat in Twickenham, and wanted a dog to help persuade them to go outside even during the dark winter months. “We were very fortunate that our landlord and her brother are dog people. They came round to sort something out and we floated