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Matthew Lesh was quoted in Money Week
IEA Public Policy Fellow, Matthew Lesh, was quoted in Money Week on the Renters’ Reform Bill.
The article said:
“Section 21 of the Housing Act has allowed landlords to break contracts without good reason, leaving tenants with just two months to find a new property.
Changing this will give tenants protection and security, but Matthew Lesh, director of public policy and communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs, points out it could make it harder to rent.
‘Landlords will inevitably be more selective about who they offer properties to and charge higher rents when they cannot quickly evict bad tenants. That is likely to disproportionately hurt those who are poorer, younger, and from minority communities’.”
You can read the full article here.
The article said:
“Section 21 of the Housing Act has allowed landlords to break contracts without good reason, leaving tenants with just two months to find a new property.
Changing this will give tenants protection and security, but Matthew Lesh, director of public policy and communications at the Institute of Economic Affairs, points out it could make it harder to rent.
‘Landlords will inevitably be more selective about who they offer properties to and charge higher rents when they cannot quickly evict bad tenants. That is likely to disproportionately hurt those who are poorer, younger, and from minority communities’.”
You can read the full article here.
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