Property News · January 4, 2014

Buy-to-let property supremo shuts door on housing benefit tenants


One of Britain’s best-known landlords, who owns nearly 1,000 homes, has sent out 200 eviction noticesOne of Britain’s best-known landlords has issued eviction notices to every tenant who is on welfare, and told letting agents that he will not accept any more applicants who need housing benefit.Fergus Wilson, who with his wife Judith owns nearly 1,000 properties around the Ashford area of Kent, has sent the eviction notices to 200 tenants, saying he prefers eastern European migrants who default much less frequently than single mums on welfare. He says the move is purely an economic decision and points out that private landlords are running a business. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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