‘I don't think any of them should be free to walk our streets’

However Clearsprings, which houses asylum seekers in London, the South and Wales, told MPs: “One of

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the most significant barriers to procurement that the team face is the fact that some estate agents do not want to work with us as a ‘company’.

“Their preference is to work in a traditional manner with individuals in the private market.

“Many landlords prefer to rent to the private sector or local authorities because of the amount of work which needs to be completed to make the property compliant.”