A Shrewsbury property landlord has said the problems of homelessness in the town could be solved if the Government increased the rent it gave tenants to pay for private accommodation.
Rod Garrod says he can't rent rooms out to the homeless as Government payments are too lowThe landlord says he currently has"seven or eight" empty rooms but cannot rent them out, and other landlords also have empty properties in the town."I've got seven or eight rooms free and a friend has a similar amount.
He added that by failing to pay private landlords enough, local councils end up having to pay"millions" in emergency accommodation, such as hotels. The issue of homelessness has recently been linked to anti-social behaviour in Shrewsbury Town Centre., who wants more police action.
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