Tag: Housing benefit

HMO licence fees up 650 percent
In the last year it has become very clear that many Local Authorities are looking very carefully at Private Sector Landlords and the...

Shams, Scams and Blocking Tactics
By Guest Columnist Ben Reeve-Lewis
We live at a time when mortgage repossessions are running at an all time high, last year saw 45,000...

Benefit Cuts Price Poor Families Out of Buy to Let
Rents of around a third of private rented homes in Britain are beyond the financial reach of the poorest families as government welfare...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 82
The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector. Ben Reeve-Lewis and Mark Alexander tackle the LHA changes...

New LHA Laws Favour Violent Criminals
Now you might be forgiven for thinking this is an over sensationalised headline to grab your attention. Well I’m sorry to burst...

Housing Benefit NEWSFLASH
For months now, those of us in the housing advice world have been watching the slow motion car crash that is the unfolding housing...

Tenants Will Skip Rent to Pay for Christmas, says Shelter
Homeless charity Shelter is predicting thousands of tenants will skip their rents to pay for Christmas.
Renters are putting festive...
