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<p>Since a ministerial roundtable at No. 10 Downing Street in June, the Government
has continued to work with landlords’, letting agencies’, lenders’, insurance providers’,
and tenants’ representatives to explore the scope for joint communications to discourage
the practice of preventing benefit claimants from applying for private rental sector
lettings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that landlords and agents should look
at all potential and existing tenants claiming housing benefit on an individual basis,
regardless of whether or not they are in receipt of benefits. The How to Let and How
to Rent guides help landlords, agents and tenants understand their rights and responsibilities.</p><p>
</p><p>I’m pleased to say that following the meeting in June, both Metro Bank and
The Mortgage Lender have announced that they were lifting their ‘No DSS’ restrictions.
These changes build on commitments from NatWest and Nationwide and evidence now suggests
that nearly all new buy-to-let mortgages have no restrictions on letting tenants in
receipt of benefits.</p>
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