25 Mar 2020

Coronavirus: Renters want relief from mortgage scheme

From Morning Report, 6:14 am on 25 March 2020

A mortgage holiday repayment scheme is being warmly welcomed by landlords, but hitting all the wrong notes with some renters.

The government announced yesterday that banks have agreed people hit in the pocket by Covid-19 can have a six-month break from paying principal and interest.

Tenants struggling to get by want the benefits passed down to them.

Katie Todd reports.