If it is discrimination to say no benefits

whistles

Why are there still so many against this.

Being on benefits might be a short term thing between jobs. Or long term as in unfit for work.

The amount of places that say no with a list, it's easier to say what they will allow!

They want the money and I would have thought benefits was guaranteed income directly to them as it has always been that way for me.

There are LL that accept, but it appears to be a them and us scenario.

OverlyAnxious

There's a major shortage of affordable housing. Landlords don't need to take the risk of benefits tenants to get their money. It is a business at the end of the day, they will be looking at maximum income for minimum risk, as with any other business.

Benefits can be lost at a review as we see regularly on here, they are not guaranteed. A working person could lose a job, but they're likely to find another based on skill, ability and experience. If we lose benefits, we have no other way to make money, just have to go through a long appeals process to try an get them reinstated.

I've been repeatedly refused for years due to benefits, but I really can't blame the landlords. There is no particular reason for them to want me as a tenant. The real problem is the lack of social housing, and all the council houses that were sold off. If councils/government owned more property to let to benefits tenants, we would be in a much better position now.

michael57

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/980194#Comment_980194

ah but they did own them but sold them off to line there pockets instead of reinvesting in building more thats why the country is in the state its in with housing

Kimi87

Some landlords have mortgages the terms of which don't allow renting to those on benefits.

I don't know why that is.

Jimm_Alumni

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/980281#Comment_980281

I removed it for you Summer :)

About the topic discussed, was there not a court case not long ago ruling that landlords could not discriminate against those on benefits? I know it doesn't stop it being a thing, I've seen plenty of it myself.

whistles

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/980194#Comment_980194

Our council doesn't have any property. What we do have is a selection of housing associations where demand is high.

I am on the list, but not currently live, so I can't even bid yet. It takes a month for that to even happen.

whistles

Someone mentioned to me today about the changes in airbnb. The owner will be charged double council tax to encourage them to offer the property as a rental rather than holiday only.

We may therefore see property come up for sale, the price drops if there are a lot of choice or more options to rent.

I don't have a problem with people renting out a second home, if I can afford something to live in as the first one!