New research shows that eight out of 10 landlords in the
UK refuse tenants whose rent is paid by local authorities with just 18% happy
to let to this group. The study, conducted by the Online Letting Agents, also
reveals that 82% of landlords believe LHA tenants do not care for the property
in the same way as private tenants and 80% believe that LHA tenants are much
more unreliable than private tenants, when it comes to rent arrears. ‘Growing
numbers of the 1.4 million private landlords in Britain are increasingly
refusing to let property to tenants on benefits. Mortgage lenders and insurers
are also growing wary,’ said Eleanor Carroll, director of the Online Letting
Agents. Read more on the Property Wire website.
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