We noticed an interesting point in ARLA’s latest letting agents survey. Among the usual questions asked from the letting agents, there was one that draws attention to certain nationality tenants.

The question from the survey was: How Difficult Is It to Obtain References on Immigrants From New EU Member States?

Letting agents had the multiple choice of answers Impossible, Very Difficult, Quite Difficult, Quite Easy, Very Easy, Don’t Know. Here are their answers:

ARLA concludes: Compared with three months ago, respondents managing properties in Prime Central London now seem to find it more difficult to obtain references on immigrants from new EU member states with the Page 40 proportion saying they find it impossible, very difficult or quite difficult rising from 48% to 51%. However, respondents from the Rest of the South East are now finding it easier (65% compared with 72% three months ago) whilst those in the Rest of the UK are having about the same degree of difficulty.

The new member states are Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania and Bulgaria.

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