Landlords clamp down on the rise of subletting without approval

‘Everyone does it’, but leaseholders and tenants must tread carefully if they want to avoid repercussionsGrowing numbers of landlords are launching possession proceedings against tenants who have sublet their property via sites such as Airbnb without permission, it was claimed this week. Tenants who do this without consent risk eviction for a breach of their assured shorthold tenancy agreement. Meanwhile, owners of leasehold flats have also been warned they should tread very carefull