Dog-friendly and cat-friendly rentals in Edinburgh
Looking for a home that allows dogs or cats? Paw Keys listings make the pet policy visible so you can check suitable houses and flats before you enquire.
Know someone who should be on Paw Keys in Edinburgh?
A few useful local introductions can make this page much better for everyone. Send a one-off Paw Keys invitation — we won’t add them to a marketing list.
Invite a local estate or letting agent
Know an agent with genuinely pet-friendly stock? Their public profile and property listings are free, and early branches can join as Founding Agents.
Free agency profile
Free pet-friendly listings
Founding Agent demand tools
Know a pet-friendly landlord?
If they have a suitable home in or around Edinburgh, invite them to list it. Private landlords can publish genuine pet-friendly rentals for free.
No listing charge
Reach pet-owning renters
Paw Keys pet-friendly standard
Know someone searching with a pet?
They can search homes, create a free alert or post exactly what they need so suitable landlords and agents can find them.
Free property alerts
Post a wanted search
Build a shareable Pet CV
PAW KEYS LOCAL GUIDE
Renting with pets in Edinburgh
When your preferred location is as specific as Edinburgh, suitable rentals may appear irregularly. A saved local search can be more useful than repeatedly checking broad property portals, especially when you also need the landlord to be clear about pets from the outset.
Put practical pet details alongside the usual rental criteria
Price, bedrooms and move-in date are only part of the shortlist. Floor level, outdoor access, secure boundaries and any restrictions on size, species or number of pets can be just as important. Paw Keys is built to keep those details in the same decision.
Keep a precise search and a wider backup
If you need Edinburgh itself, save that focused search first. You can then keep a second search for nearby towns or villages if your plans allow it. That way you do not lose the precision of a local alert simply because you are also prepared to travel a little further for the right home.
Make it easy for a landlord to understand your pet
Good applications are specific. A short pet profile can cover age, size where relevant, behaviour, routine and any rental references. If you have lived successfully with the same pet before, a previous landlord reference can be more useful than simply saying your animal is well behaved.
Quiet results do not mean stop looking
A local market can change one property at a time. If nothing suitable is live in Edinburgh today, save the search and let the alert do the repeat checking. You can keep looking elsewhere without losing track of your preferred area.
Put pet-friendly stock in front of people already searching locally
Landlords and agents with a suitable home in Edinburgh can post it free. Clear pet rules, accurate property details and transparent costs make it easier for the right renter to decide whether to get in touch.
LIVE RENTER DEMAND
People looking for pet-friendly homes in Edinburgh
Useful local demand for landlords and agents — and another way for renters to be found before the right property is advertised.
Sale-market context from the latest UK House Price Index. Useful background for the area — not a rental valuation.
January 2026
Average sold price£195,355
Annual change+2.3%
Monthly change-0.5%
Official HPI areaScotland
Detached£361,805
Semi-detached£223,196
Terraced£181,274
Flat / maisonette£136,526
In Scotland, the latest official average residential sale price is £195,355, up 2.3% over 12 months. Paw Keys shows this as local context only: sale prices and rents measure different things.
UK House Price Index · HM Land Registry / ONS · Open Government Licence v3.0.