Landlords are more likely to accept potential renters who own pets than people claiming benefits, a BBC investigation has found.
Analysis of some 11,000 online listings for spare rooms found all but a few hundred stated benefit claimants were not welcome. Campaign groups say it is “naked discrimination” and are calling for a change in the law.
Landlords say more social housing needs to be built.
The BBC England data unit analysed listings on the website SpareRoom, looking at London and 18 other towns and cities across England.
It is a similar pattern on another house sharing website. Read more
