Tag: Housing benefit
We Need More Trust Not More Legislation and Regulation
There is a lot of talk these days about tenants needing security of tenure and organisations like Shelter would like Government to...
Pondering Article Four – Stick It On The Students!
I was going to write a piece about what to do when an HMO tenant goes AWOL (Absent Without Leave) and disappears off the face the earth. ...
Tales from the Frontline
Regular readers will know that I am a working Tenancy Relations Officer dealing with harassment and illegal eviction cases and also...
Bank Pulls Plug on Britain’s Worst Landlord
A buy to let mortgage lender called in more than £1 million of loans when a landlord described as one of Britain’s worst slum landlords...
Property118 Landlords eNewsletter – Issue 67
It is now possible to receive a daily email which includes snippets of articles and videos published on Property118.com within...
Judge Kicks Out Housing Benefit Legal Challenge
Judges have deemed new government rules to cap housing benefit and rental home sizes do not discriminate against poor families.
The...
Licence First – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #6
When a tenant has a beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either negotiate or prosecute, depending on the...