Half Of Tenant Subletting Occurs Behind Landlords’ Backs

Almost half of tenants who sublet their property do so without their landlord’s consent, according to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA). The findings come as the government recently announced proposals to introduce minimum room sizes in order to crack down on problems with private rented accommodation such as unauthorised subletting, which often results in overcrowded and cramped properties. Of the eleven per cent of tenants who say they have sublet all or part of their property before, just five per cent did so with their landlord’s permission. A quarter (26 per cent) of tenants say they have approached their landlord about subletting but have had the request declined, and 63 per cent say they have never asked their landlord about subletting their property. Read more on the NLA website.