A lettings trade body says expensive council licensing schemes could force landlords to sell, making vulnerable tenants homeless or obliged to seek less good accommodation which could put them at risk of contracting Coronavirus.

The Association of Residential Letting Agents – in a response to the government’s call for information on how the Covid second wave is hitting the private rental sector – makes the claim after criticising councils for the proliferation of schemes in recent months.

 

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