Tag: Housing benefit

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NLA concerned by cap on Local Housing Allowance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2013, 14 years ago | 2

Yesterday the House of Commons gave a second reading to the Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill which caps future increases to...

Rent Guarantee Insurance for LHA Tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 5

I suspect very few of our readers expected to see the words Rent Guarantee Insurance and LHA Tenants in the same headline!...

Petition to criminalise none payment of rent to landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 37

Housing Charity “Crisis” report that only 1.5% of private landlords will let their properties to housing benefits claimants. This is...

No job + no guarantor = No Home and Crisis wonder why?

Author: Mark Alexander

25th December 2012, 14 years ago | 27

According to the housing Charity “Crisis” only 1.5% of private landlords across the UK are willing to rent to benefit...

Big thank you to the BBC

Author: Mark Alexander

24th December 2012, 14 years ago | 5

I would just like to say a big THANK YOU to the BBC for giving me the opportunity to put...

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Live-in Landlords Survey Results

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2012, 14 years ago | 6

The number of homeowners taking in lodgers (“live-in landlords”) has risen for the seventh consecutive year and rose by more than a...

Spotlight on Michelle Reid CEO of TPAS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Michelle Reid Position: CEO of TPAS (Tenant Participation Advisory Service) Michelle has kindly answered the following questions:- How would you...

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Capping rents is not the answer to housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A Press Release issued today by  suggests that addressing the current housing crisis by capping rents will lead to poorer...

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Charities plea for support to help former squatters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Criminalising squatting has had severe consequences for the homeless, leaving them with no where to go during winter causes mortality...

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Property Tribes trending topics of the week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The founders of Property Tribes and Property118 are very much believers in collaboration as opposed to competition. With this in...

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RLA welcomes government U-turn on direct payments in Northern Ireland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2012, 14 years ago | 2

RLA welcomes news that the Department for Work and Pensions will allow direct payments of housing benefits to be made...

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Enquiry into Private Rented Sector gives opportunity to voice opinion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2012, 14 years ago | 1

An Enquiry into the Private Rented Sector by The Communities and Local Government Committee will give us all an important...

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Spotlight on Peter Lewis of Devon Landlords Association

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Peter Lewis of Devon Landlords Association  and his wife have been landlords for about fifteen years as a result of...

Paul Goulder of North Walsham Norfolk

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2012, 14 years ago | 9

Paul Goulder of North Walsham Norfolk “We have been renting properties since 1969 and we are a family run business....

Glenn Ackroyd of National Property Group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

National Property Group is a property management company owned by two landlords who between us own over 180 residential properties...

Universal Credit Debate

Author: Readers Question

26th September 2012, 14 years ago | 5

The Universal Credit, due to be introduced in October 2013, is a new scheme which aims to simplify the benefits...

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Ben Reeve-Lewis has a possession question for district judges

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

18th September 2012, 14 years ago | 18

Are district judges staging an unspoken rebellion in possession cases? This article is largely based on possession claims brought by...

Problem Letting Agent

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2012, 14 years ago | 56

Linda has written in to share her problem letting agent story and to ask the Property118 community for their opinions,...

BM Solutions BuytoLet rates reduced

Author: Neil Patterson

29th August 2012, 14 years ago | 6

BM Solutions BuytoLet rates have been reduced across their five and 3 year fixed rate range in line with other lenders...

Can the Housing Benefit Office Do This?

Author: Readers Question

23rd August 2012, 14 years ago | 29

I have a property which I rent to my son who is on Housing Benefit. He has several medical problems...

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Student landlords face planning postcode lottery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Inconsistent planning policies for student landlords are making some cities no-go zones for property investors. The problems arise from ‘article...