[DemolitionRed]

What I said about Chinese whispers wasn't a personal dig at you but a dig at the words you used. People will often use a personal experience to explain why they feel the way they do; I've done it myself from time to time.

I worked as an estate agent for 4 years (I don't blame you all if you hate me for that ) We dealt with lets as well as sales and so I fully understand the process of letting to a tenant. Unfortunately our agency would advise landlords not to accept tenants on benefits and even when a landlord insisted they didn't mind, the agency would turn away benefit enquirers.

Reading between the lines, you are a private landlord who does or will consider taking tenants on benefits. If that's the case I would like to shake your hand because you go way up in my estimation. As you know, benefit tenants are usually very reliable. Some aren't but its not because they are benefit claimants, its because they are dishonest individuals.

People who deliberately steal benefits are the same people who would steal from their employer if they had a job. Fortunately most people are honest and sadly, its the honest majority on benefits that live on the poverty line.