Landlords say the government should make it clear that rent must be paid unless a landlord agrees to a pause.
Tenants must not presume the coronavirus outbreak is"a green light" to stop paying their rent, a landlords group has said.
Some groups have called for struggling tenants, and students in particular, to be given time rent-free.Ben Beadle, chief executive of the NRLA, said landlords needed to be flexible when tenants were struggling financially, and offer a temporary break for those tenants in real need. When this support was put in place by government and the banks, it was made clear that any landlord taking up such an option should pass this advantage on to tenants by deferring their rent. The government also announced aSome tenants' groups want the support to go much further. The London Renters' Union wants a suspension of all rent payments, to avoid a build-up of unsustainable debt.
But she said a lack of work because events were suddenly cancelled meant she was planning to move into a hostel because she could live there rent-free in exchange for work.
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