PLIGHT OF WOULD-BE TENANTS

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22243, 6 November 1937, Page 6

PLIGHT OF WOULD-BE TENANTS

ACUTE SHORTAGE OF HOUSES Land agents are having an embarrassing time nowadays answering the inquiries of prospective tenants mainly seeking houses to rent Whereas not very long ago there were many homes on the market for renting, there is now such an acute shortage that some tenants have been driven to desperate measures to find a roof under which to live. An illustration of the seriousness of .the situation for many people may be taken from the experience of a woman in St. Albans. She adver-

tised in “The Press’’ on Tu e sday_th her house was to let, and she had siaq had 62 applicants. A young about to be married took the and though he will not require “ u fhe December 27 he is ready to pay rent until that day to make sure obtaining possession. art Land agents report that many houses on the market tor both new and old, but to P eo P?® ing to rent they have v«y b offer. In fact, a number of the ag have not had a house to let on books for two month£_an^ - rn£re^»^g