Research reveals that almost half of UK tenants sublet their property

Almost half of tenants who sublet their property in the UK do so without their landlord’s consent, according to new findings from the National Landlords Association (NLA). The findings come as the government recently announced proposals to introduce minimum room sizes in order to crack down on problems with private rented accommodation such as unauthorised subletting, which often results in overcrowded and cramped properties. Of the 11% of tenants who say they have sublet all or part of their ...