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• Smokers barred from renting a home 

More than 90 per cent of smokers are barred from renting a property, new figures have suggested.
Jump to full article: Electronic Telegraph (uk), 2010-09-01
Author: Myra Butterworth, Personal Finance Correspondent

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Previously smoking was not thought to be a major cause of breast cancer although it is known to increase the risk of several other forms of the disease Photo: ALAMY

It found a strong shift in attitude against smoking tenants among landlords following the smoking ban introduced in July 2007.

Just 7 per cent of landlords allow smoking in their property while 38 per cent said they will evict lodgers who smoke indoors, according to the survey by easyroommate.co.uk.

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