Tag: Universal Credit

Government clarifies tenant responsibility in Universal Credit reporting rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

The government has confirmed that tenants remain responsible for reporting changes for Universal Credit. In a written question, the government...

Should you include all benefits in affordability referencing?

Author: Readers Question

17th April 2026, 4 weeks ago | 18

If HB/UC rent element is awarded to a tenant on the basis of what specific housing subsidy they are to...

Difficult to support tenants who rely on Universal Credit?

Author: Readers Question

19th March 2026, 2 months ago | 8

As a private landlord managing our own portfolio, we are finding it increasingly difficult to support tenants who rely on...

Council tax for HMO’s with tenants on benefits?

Author: Readers Question

9th February 2026, 3 months ago | 4

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

Rent repayment orders expanded to protect benefit tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2025, 5 months ago | 16

A government pilot allowing councils to use rent repayment orders to recover misused housing support payments is set to be...

Rent in advance and last month’s rent?

Author: Readers Question

14th November 2025, 6 months ago | 4

Hello. I’ve got a potential tenant that is claiming UC. His BAP period is 17 – 16th of the month....

NRLA urges government to lift LHA freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2025, 7 months ago | 34

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has joined a coalition of housing and charity organisations calling on the Prime Minister...

Charity calls for government to reverse freeze on Local Housing Allowance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

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

DWP could deduct up to 40% of benefits to settle rent arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could deduct money from benefit claimants’ payments if they owe money to their...

‘Explicit consent’ needed from DWP recipients?

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 17

Well if there was evidence required as to why you are unable to let a property to a benefit tenant...

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...

NRLA defends landlords and praises amendments in RRB

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2025, 1 year ago | 10

The NRLA has hit back at the media narrative that paints landlords as “fat cats,” praising two amendments in the...

High Court rules DWP’s Universal Credit deduction scheme unlawful

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2025, 1 year ago | 38

The High Court has declared the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) method of deducting rent payments from Universal Credit...

Propertymark urges Welsh government to raise LHA rates to address housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 2 years ago | 1

An industry body is urging the Welsh government to raise Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. Propertymark is calling on the...

The government is to blame for rising rents and homelessness – leading landlord claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2024, 2 years ago | 19

A Nottingham landlord warns that each new anti-landlord measure will only lead to higher rents and more homelessness. Mick Roberts,...

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...

Landlord and Tenant Rescued from Seemingly Impossible Financial Predicament

Author: Denzel Matsaudza

10th September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

When financial pressures mount, it’s easy to feel like there’s no way out. But this story shows that even the...

My landlord has just increased my rent by £700 per month

Author: Denzel Matsaudza

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 52

“My landlord has just increased my rent by £700 per month.” That’s what my tenant client said to me last...

How to get a earning deduction order from court?

Author: Readers Question

15th August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Hi, I have finally got a court order against my ex-tenants after nine months of struggle, they owe me over...

NRLA blasts politicians for ignoring housing benefit crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The NRLA has slammed political parties’ failure to address housing benefit rates. More than 1.5 million households rely on Local...