Nine Year Wait for One-Bed Property

Council tenants are facing a nine-year wait for a one-bedroom property, the YEP can reveal. Stark figures show around 15,000 residents are currently languishing on waiting lists chasing just 35 available one-bedroom properties in Leeds. More than 4,335 tenants are deemed by Leeds City Council to be under-occupying their homes and in need of one-bedroom properties because they could be subject to the Government’s so-called Bedroom Tax. And the council warned tenants could turn to higher priced private sector rentals to avoid the ‘tax’, which would actually drive up the city’s benefits bills.  Read more on the Yorkshire Evening Post website.