Tag: Local Housing Allowance

Propertymark calls for an end to the freeze on local housing allowance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th April 2023, 3 years ago | 17

Propertymark, the body for letting agents, says ‘enough is enough’ and is calling for an end to the freeze on...

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Readers advice for landlords letting to single tenants on Housing Benefit

Author: Robert Mellors

6th January 2014, 12 years ago | 7

Just wanted to post a note on here for those landlords who let properties to single people claiming Housing Benefit....

Rise in working families claiming benefits for housing

Author: Mark Alexander

17th October 2013, 13 years ago | 0

As early as Christmas working households claiming support for private sector rent could outnumber those in which nobody works, says...

Why Aren’t We More Worried About Withdrawal of Benefits?

Author: Readers Question

11th October 2013, 13 years ago | 14

I am interested that I can’t see any response to, or comment about, George Osborne’s announcement last week to withdraw...

Bedroom Tax affecting private landlords?!!!

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 35

As everyone knows bedroom tax is not  tax, but the above is a handy way to refer to it.  Earlier...

Private Rented Sector Review – Conclusions and recommendations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The Private Rented Sector Review conclusions and recommendations published by the Communities and Local Government Committee: Simplifying regulation 1.  We recommend...

Private Rented Sector Review – Summary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The Private Rented Sector Review summary published by the Communities and Local Government Committee: The private rented sector has seen...

Landlord News on the BBC One Show at 7pm Tonight

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 9

LANDLORD NEWS – private landlord speaks out on housing benefit nightmare tonight on BBC’s The One Show  A landlord from...

LHA Tenants and Advice to Landlords from John Paul @TheLHAExpert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2012, 13 years ago | 1

Both John Paul and the The Castledene Group have earned an enviable reputation of being leading experts in the management...

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Squatters Rights – what’s not changed

Author: Mark Alexander

1st September 2012, 14 years ago | 27

In this blog I intend to dispel a few urban myths which appear to be forming, both amongst landlords and squatters themselves...

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Newham council wants to traffic tenants out of London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Housing minister Grant Shapps has accused Newham Council, East London, of ‘playing politics with peoples’ lives’ over a radical plan...

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Landlords drop housing benefit tenants as cuts bite

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 22

Tenants on housing benefits are struggling to rent buy to let homes as landlords withdraw from the market. The market...

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Eastern Landlords Association April 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Deposits As has been outlined in previous communications, the deposit rules change from 6 April 2012. The most important change...

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Open Letter to Grant Shapps from Farah Damji

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27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 7

*Property118 is not in any way aligned with Kazuri nor Farah Damji, but we believe questions should be raised about...

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Article 4 Directions – Different Perspective

Author: Richard Jones

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

On the 12th January, Councillor Jeremy Moulton set out the Southampton perspective in relation to Article 4 Directions taking away...

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Vital Contacts for LHA Landlords

Author: John Paul

9th March 2012, 14 years ago | 33

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 2 in a series of 8 Inform yourself. If you don’t know all the...

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Introducing The LHA Expert for Landlords – @TheLHAexpert

Author: John Paul

6th March 2012, 14 years ago | 45

-By Guest Columnist John Paul- Part 1 of an 8 part series Welcome to the first in a series of...

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Eastern Landlords Association MARCH 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Deposits Three cheers for competition. A few weeks ago TDS, The Dispute Service, announced Deposit Guard, which at launch undercut...

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Rents to be frozen from April 2012

Author: Mary Latham

6th February 2012, 14 years ago | 21

The National Landlords Association announced Friday – “We have just learned from the Department for Work and Pensions that LHA...

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The Pointless Housing Benefit Helpline

Author: HMOLandlady

5th December 2011, 14 years ago | 8

I’ve just come off the phone to our local housing benefit “help” line, scraped myself off the ceiling and stopped...