Rent arrears figures revealed

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Around 67,000 households are struggling with severe rent arrears across England and Wales, a lettings network estimated today.

The number of households owing more than two months rent increased by an estimated 2,000 in the last three months of 2013, from a total of 65,000 in the previous quarter, according to the latest "tenant arrears tracker" from LSL Property Services.