Hi I live in rented accomodation and have done since my ex hubby and split up 7 years ago . At the time i had no dogs and last year we had Daisy our first Lab and at Christmas we had Jessie our 2nd Lab ,Luckily i have a good landlord and there is no problem with this . Im not sure how much square footage our garden is, its about 30 ft long and 20 ft wide our gardens here wont be what your used to cos we just dont have the space to build houses with huge amounts of land . Safe to say though our girls manage to mooch around quite nicely . What we do have lots of though ,are lots of great parks and depending on what area of the uk your thinking of moving to we also have lots of countryside , you could do with checking out a few uk letting sites so you can get an idea of whats around in the area your thinking of moving to . A good site to try is called Primelocation . com this site allows you to search for your criterea of houses to let from several agencies who advertise with them , they also have houses for sale . As far as travelling with your dogs i guess youve checked on what vaccinations they might need and if they need to be quarentined at all on arrival , your vet should be able to advise you on any sedatives maybe and the airline should be able to tell you the size requirements of the shipping crate and cost . As far as Landlords allowing dogs in the house you could always ask the letting agencies to check on which properties will allow pets and if there are any costs involved there shouldnt be any additional cost but you may be charged for repairs to garden (grass) if they wreck it or you could assure the owner that you will make good any repairs on leaving . good luck in your search .
Andrea