Most likely, yes. But it’s entirely your landlord’s choice whether they do or not. They don’t legally have to.
Don’t panic though. If your current or previous landlord refuses to give you a reference, it doesn’t necessarily mean we won’t be able to offer you a home. Remember, honesty is always the best policy so please be upfront and let us know straight away about any problems that you think might affect your reference.
We’ll base our overall decision on whether we think you’d make the right fit for our home or not. If we have more than one suitable applicant for a home, we might need to select someone else if they’ve been waiting longer or have a higher level of priority.