Government Looks To Ban ‘No DSS’ Letting Adverts

Heather Wheeler, minister for housing and homelessness, has revealed that she would be pushing for “immediate change” to stop letting agents applying ‘No DSS’ rules when advertising for tenants. Out of 4.5 million people currently living in private rented accommodation, around 889,000 receive housing benefit to help pay their rent. However, research by the National Housing Federation and Shelter last August found that 10% of letting agents have a policy not to rent to anyone on housing benefit, regardless of whether they could afford it. The research, which surveyed 149 letting agents, also found that nearly half had no suitable homes or landlords willing to let to someone on housing benefit. Read more on Inside Housing.

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