Benefit Claimants Will Find It Harder To Rent, Warn Landlords

People on welfare are likely to find it harder to rent unless the government offers greater certainty over when housing benefit will be paid to landlords, the Residential Landlords Association has claimed. The RLA is warning that the government’s refusal to define when a landlord can secure direct payment of benefit to them when a tenant is in default on their rent will encourage letters to exclude claimants. Read more on 24dash.