Headache finding a place to rent

Tenants are finding it increasingly difficult to find accommodation they can afford, especially when landlords are lengthening the list of selection criteria. Photo: AFP

In a tight housing market, the search for a rental property can quickly turn into a nightmare, especially in large cities. And some landlords aren’t helping the situation by adding new types of selection criteria to their lists.

These days it’s not uncommon to find rental ads demanding vegan tenants or specifying the days on which doing laundry is permitted.