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18 One in six renters admit illegally subletting their home 04 Home: No Less Will Do Welfare reforms are making landlords increasingly wary of taking on homeless tenants, and according to the homelessness charity Crisis, the problem is getting worse. Homeless people are among the most vulnerable in society and many, especially single people, are reliant on the private rented sector as the only option to provide a stable home from which to restart their lives. Yet, less than 20 per cent of landlords are willing to consider renting to homeless people. Finding a landlord willing to accept housing benefit can be tough and when you combine this with other problems associated with being homeless, it becomes even more difficult. Yet with the right support, including reduced risk and better security for landlords, tenancies for homeless people can and do work. Much of the work to support homeless tenants is being conducted by charities and they can’t succeed alone. Crisis, alongside the National Landlords Association and the Residential Landlords Association, is calling on Government to support homeless tenants find homes in the private rented sector. Crisis’s ‘Home: No Less Will Do’ campaign argues that the Government Published by: Issue 64 March 2016 ISSN 1753-2744 Wealth Media LLP t/a PropertyNet.media 117 Chestergate Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 6DP t: 01625 511151 Subscribe free and view back issues www.landlordnet.co.uk Supply of agents’ rental property at 12-month low IN THIS ISSUE ... 2–22 Industry news including: • E nergy efficiency schemes ‘too complex’ • I ncorporating ‘doesn’t stack up’ for majority of landlords • Majority of tenants don’t want longer two-year plus leases • A third of landlords are stressed over tenant troubles • Government backs Swiss Cottage build to rent homes 16 Liverpool Landlord & Letting Show 2016 has measures in place to support homebuyers including extra help for first-time buyers, who already have a roof over their heads, so why not those who are even more vulnerable? We plan to keep you informed about the campaign and to provide tips and advice about working with homeless tenants in future issues. In the meantime, you can find out more about Crisis’s campaign and how to get involved by reading the opinion article by the charity's chief executive, Jon Sparkes, in this issue. 24  Opinion Counts – No less will do for homelessness By Jon Sparkes 26  Ask Tom – Tenants told to ‘stay put’ SOCIAL MEDIA ... Get up-to-date news and join in with debates surrounding all of the industry's hottest topics ... Join the 'PropertyNet.media' Group Follow @PropertyNetGang Oliver Romain, Editor Like 'PropertyNet.media' Sales Director Mark Hutchinson [email protected] Customer Services Pauline Clewley [email protected] Advertising Roy Parrish [email protected] Editor Oliver Romain [email protected] Customer Services Jenni Hutchinson [email protected] Credit Control Kathryn Evans [email protected] Marketing Jo Ensby [email protected] Registered as a magazine © Wealth Media LLP. All rights reserved. Neither this publication nor any part of it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise - without prior permission of Wealth Media LLP. Published monthly. Landlord & Buy-to-Let magazine are registered trademarks of Wealth Media LLP. First published in 2007. Landlord & Buy-to-Let Issue 64 • March 2016 1