Most landlords stood by their tenants during the lockdown

Most landlords stood by their tenants during the lockdown

Some 87% of landlords who received a received a request from a tenant for a rent reduction or payment holiday due to COVID-19 agreed to a concession, Vesta research shows.

More than a third (35%) received a request from a tenant for a rent reduction or payment holiday from March to June, outlining the scale of the disruption caused by Covid-19. To learn more about this story, please click here
Source: Property Wire


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