Would banning ‘No DSS’ rental ads help low-income tenants find homes — or add to the confusion?
When private landlords like me say in rental ads that we won’t accept tenants on benefits, it must seem mean or offensive. It probably looks like we’re saying to the many people who rely on benefits to survive that they’re not good enough to live in our properties. Now homelessness charity Shelter is claiming we […]
Tenants one step closer to being able to sue landlords over conditions
Tenants are now a step closer to being able to sue landlords if they do not properly maintain their properties. The Commons has passed a measure requiring homes in the private and social rented sector to be fit for human habitation and enabling tenants to take legal action if basic standards are not met. Labour […]