New website and services launched!
June 2, 2008 – 8:30 amAfter months of research and development, Pet Friendly Rentals has finally found a quick and easy solution to the time intensive process of trawling through online rental listings in the hope of finding those that allow pets.
The tool that we’ve developed (technically known as a Firefox Web browser extension) enables pet owners to search supported online real estate websites in the usual way, but to be able to quickly identify those properties that allow pets at a single glance rather than having to read through the full description of the property only to find that the last line says “no pets allowed”.
Please note that at the moment, the extension only supports Real Estate.com.au but more real estate websites will be supported as development continues.
So how does this new service work?
The new and improved Pet Friendly Rentals site provides a software extension that works with the popular Firefox web browser, which you can download and then use when you’re searching rental listings on Real Estate.com.au. The extension brands each pet friendly rental listing with our paw-print logo, highlights it with a red border and includes the words “pet friendly” in the property heading text.
This means that you can easily see whether a rental property allows pets straight away and you’ll get through hundreds of listings in the time it normally takes to go through dozens. Also, the extension displays the full property description text, just in case the extension fails to correctly identify a property as pet friendly.
At this stage, the extension works only with Real Estate.com.au – and this was chosen as the first website as it is one of the largest online real estate sites in Australia. In time, the extension will also be able to be used on other real estate sites. To see the simple step by step process for downloading and using this tool, go to the Help page.
We also have many exciting plans for the new site now that it’s up and running, so stay tuned.
We’d also love to hear your feedback so please feel free to drop me a line at: info@petfriendlyrentals.com.au
Thanks,
Ryan Blunden
Founder, Pet Friendly Rentals.
2 Responses to “New website and services launched!”
Hi Thanks for making this extension,I ended up moving 2 hours from Brisbane so I could keep my 2 desexed cats, If I need to move again when my current 3 year lease expires maybe it will be less problematic. I just wish Landlords would not lump all tenants with pets into the same basket. We love our animals most of us will make sure they don’t damage a property.
By Stephanie on Aug 28, 2008
Hi Stephanie,
I couldn’t agree more. Most pet owners make very responsible tenants but unfortunately, it’s these misconceptions and the unfortunate few that make it difficult for pet owners.
Only through education and awareness can we hope to improve this situation and that is definitely one of the things I want to address.
By Ryan on Sep 25, 2008