Landlords Support Mps Calls To Boost Housing Benefit

Private landlords are supporting calls by MPs on Parliament’s Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee to boost the financial support available to tenants during the COVID-19 outbreak. Responding to the Committee’s calls for the Local Housing Allowance to be set at a rate that reflects real market rents, Ben Beadle, Chief Executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, said: “Our research shows that the vast majority of landlords approached for help by tenants struggling as a result of coronavirus are responding positively. We have long called for benefits to cover rents which would be by far best option for tenants and landlords alike.”  Read more on the RLA website.

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