People receiving housing benefit can no longer be barred
from renting properties advertised on one of the UK's largest listing sites.
Zoopla says it will prohibit landlords posting "No DSS" ads, a commonly-used
acronym of the now defunct Department of Social Security. The National Housing
Federation and Shelter found that one in 10 agents in England refused to let to
DSS tenants. The BBC found the policy was enforced even if tenants could afford
the rent. Approximately 889,000 people in England receive housing benefit to
help pay their rent. Read more on the BBC website.
‘Hotel of mum and dad’ in UK at its fullest in two decades, study finds
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Almost a fifth of adults aged 24-34 are living with parents, particularly
in areas of high-cost housing
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