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By:
\nMadalena Penny<\/p>\n
82,000 households in London could lose their homes claim London Councils.\u00a0 The results from their survey found that 90% of landlords would evict tenants if they fell into arrears due to the proposed government cults due to be implemented next April.\u00a0 The survey also revealed that landlords would not be renewing tenancies if LHA tenants fall victim to the cuts.<\/p>\n
The blanket cut will see housing benefit cut to \u00a3400 per week for a 4+ bedroomed property, \u00a3340 for a 3-bedroomed, \u00a3290 for a 2-bedroomed and \u00a3250 for a 1-bedroomed.\u00a0 The cut is aimed to reduce the present \u00a3103,000 maximum housing benefit, which can be claimed each year by slashing it to \u00a320,800.<\/p>\n
A whopping 60% of landlords surveyed said they would not lower the rent if the tenant was in receipt of LHA.<\/p>\n
Sir Stephen Bullock, executive member for housing for London Councils said:<\/p>\n
\u201cJudging from the reactions of landlords in our survey, the government\u2019s proposals will have a huge impact on people living in the capital.\u00a0 More than 82,000 households, many of them in work but on low incomes, could lose their homes.\u00a0 This could equate to as many as 250,000 Londoners.<\/p>\n
\u201cCracking down on the worst excesses of a small minority of landlords is welcome, however we must make sure that any action that takes place does not have the devastating side-effect of pushing poorer people in the capital out of their homes\u201d.<\/p>\n
The survey also found that over a quarter of landlords would withdraw properties from the LHA sector by making them unavailable from tenants claiming the benefit should the LHA caps be enforced.<\/p>\n