Landlords blast report findings.

Private landlords should support tenants on benefits - not shun themAward-winning landlords Phil and Mark Stewardson have hit out at findings survey which show only 18% of private landlords will let to LHA tenants on benefits. The brothers, who have a portfolio of 127 domestic and commercial properties across the West Midlands, blame Government Austerity Measures and lenders’ paranoia for fuelling the attitude. Phil, 49, said: “We let out over a quarter of our 90 residential properties to tenants on benefits, the vast majority of which have suffered severe misfortune and will only be