Banks are pushing families to the brink of homelessness
by banning buy-to-let landlords from renting to people on housing benefit. Two
thirds of the biggest lenders will not accept applications from landlords who
let to tenants who are receiving help from the state. The policy excludes a
significant number of the working poor from accessing a large chunk of private
rented accommodation, research shows. With greater demand on social housing and
a buoyant rental market, low-income workers often have no choice but to accept
unsafe or unsanitary housing. In the worst cases they have to accept temporary
or emergency accommodation, according to Shelter, the housing charity. Read
more on the Times website.
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