Tag: Housing benefit

Council tax for HMO’s with tenants on benefits?

Author: Readers Question

9th February 2026, 2 months ago | 4

Background: For HMO’s, the landlord is responsible for paying the Council Tax (CT), and will then add CT to the...

Government claim LHA rates will remain under review despite freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2025, 4 months ago | 3

The government claim it will keep Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates under review. In answer to a written question, Homelessness...

Backlash grows over continued frozen LHA rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Landlord and tenant organisations have criticised the Chancellor Rachel Reeves for freezing local housing allowance (LHA) rates in the Autumn...

Charity calls for government to reverse freeze on Local Housing Allowance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2025, 8 months ago | 2

A charity has urged the government to reverse the freeze on the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to support low-income renters....

Can a tenant claim housing benefit if they own a mobile home in the UK or abroad?

Author: Readers Question

14th July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

Hi, I rented out a property to my brother’s friend, completing all proper documentation last September on the basis that...

NRLA demands reform as just 5% of PRS properties are affordable for housing benefit claimants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Only 5% of private rented properties are affordable to benefit claimants, according to new research. Data from the National Institute...

Bizarre Housing Benefit scenario – is this legal?

Author: Readers Question

7th March 2025, 1 year ago | 25

Some parents I know recently purchased a 3 bed detached bungalow for their severely disabled daughter to live in, and...

PRS crisis deepens as landlords sell – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2025, 1 year ago | 7

A critical housing shortage is impacting renters across England and Wales, with research revealing a widening gap between supply and...

Rent caps and housing tribunals demanded to protect tenants on LHA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Up to one million children in the PRS could face poverty by 2026 because of a rent shortfall due to...

Landlords selling up is fuelling the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 1 year ago | 11

A Parliamentary report has underlined the critical connection between inadequate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and the mounting risk of...

Homelessness bill is pushing London’s councils ‘to the brink’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

London Councils is warning that rocketing homelessness in the capital is ‘pushing boroughs to the brink’, with unsustainable pressure on...

Renters’ Rights Bill risks excluding vulnerable tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 1 year ago | 9

Landlords, letting agents and build-to-rent providers have warned that the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill could make it harder for vulnerable...

Government turns the screws on vulnerable tenants?

Author: Readers Question

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 4

In 2007, the housing benefit rate for a three-bed home in Cleveleys, Lancashire was £520pm, today it is £623.30 or...

How to handle housing benefit payments direct to landlord after ownership change?

Author: Readers Question

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

I had a friend ask me for help, unfortunately, I am at a loss to advise. Can anyone offer some...

Unlocking Hidden Opportunities: How a Landlord’s Dilemma Became a Shared Success

Author: Denzel Matsaudza

8th October 2024, 2 years ago | 2

When I think about why I founded my business, it’s stories like Steve and Daphanie’s that come to mind—stories where...

Government urged to prevent rent arrears – not let them grow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The government’s Renters’ Rights Bill has been slammed for proposing to increase the amount of rent arrears a tenant can...

The Importance of Material Information When Advertising a Property to Let

Author: Julie Ford

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

As a landlord, ensuring your property is attractive to potential tenants is vital to ensure you are not left with...

How can housing associations ensure rent payments amid DWP challenges?

Author: Readers Question

23rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I work for a housing association and last year managed to attach a managed payment to landlord (MPTL) for...

Room sizes and LHA rates?

Author: Readers Question

23rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Hi, I have a flat with 2 bedrooms but the lounge is huge.  Lounge is irregular shaped 16.38 sqm, Bed...

Universal Credit claimants face housing affordability crisis despite benefit increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Universal Credit claimants face a severe shortage of affordable rental properties, with a recent rise in housing benefit failing to...