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Written by Emma Lunn

Support for Labour among Britain’s 2 million landlords is at just 19% ahead of the General Election, according to a new survey from Rentify.

Polling of the general population has Labour and the Conservatives neck-and-neck, with YouGov currently predicting 35% of the vote for Labour and 33% for the Tories.

But Rentify’s survey of more than 1,200 British landlords across all ages and locations shows that nearly half of are planning to back the Tories, with a whopping 45% pledging their support to David Cameron’s party – more than double Labour’s share – and 51% expressing their support for Cameron personally.

Rentify’s survey results suggest that landlords who previously voted for Labour and the Lib Dems are switching to Ukip, with one survey respondent referring to Miliband as “kryptonite.” While the Conservative vote share has remained steady, Labour’s drop in supporters has been almost entirely hoovered up by the insurgent Ukip.

“Labour has been hugely vocal on housing policy in the build-up to the election, but these results suggest they may have gone down the wrong path,” said Rentify chief executive George Spencer.

17% of respondents said they were planning to vote for Nigel Farage’s Ukip. The Liberal Democrats slipped to just 6%, languishing alongside the Greens. 

 

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    Couldn't agree with you more Graham. It's staggering that 19% of Landlords are apparently ready to throw away their lettings businesses. Are they completely unaware of what will happen if Red Ed gets in. It wouldn't be so bad if the man showed some inkling of understanding of what his proposals will do to the sector, the house-building industry and, as a result, the economic recovery. In the words of Fraser from Dad's Army... We're doomed!

    • 25 March 2015 10:36 AM
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    It just goes to show we have a lot of people in the letting sector who still don't have a clue. 19% showing support to Labour (I shake my head). If you want to be regulated beyond belief, have rent controls and even more rights for tenants; then vote labour.

    The problem is Labour have no policies, so they are chasing what they perceive to be popular votes amongst what is perceived to be the poorest in society. It would kill the industry if they got in. Its hard enough without a labour government being at the helm

    • 25 March 2015 09:05 AM
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