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Tenant in rent arrears and universal credit denied?
12:01 AM, 11th October 2023, 2 years ago
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Hello, this a case whereby I have served a section 8 to my tenant and at the same time tried to negotiate with Universal Credit if they could pay the tenant’s rent.
Unfortunately, I received an email from the Universal Credit team that the tenant does not qualify for Universal Credit and will not be discussing this issue and have closed it.
The tenant is in three months rent arrears. Please can anyone help on what I need to do next?
Thanks,
Madelynne
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3:57 PM, 12th October 2023, About 2 years ago
Omg that’s terrible.
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4:10 PM, 12th October 2023, About 2 years ago
JUST THE LANDLORD CAN BE SUPPORTED BY TAKING THE CASE TO COURT ON ONE MISSED PAYMENT RATHER TWO MONTHS.
SOME OF US HAVE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES AND YET HAVE TO PAY FOR A SITTING TENANT AS THE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO TAKE THE LAW ON YOUR HANDS! SO DEPRESSING!
TENANT GETTING TAX WHICH WE ARE PAYING TO USE FOR THEIR LUXURIES. MINE HAD A CAR LOAN SO USING THIS TO PAY BACK HIS LOAN. ONE WORKS AS A CLERK AND THE OTHER A HOUSEWIFE. SO EVEN IF I TRY TO USE DEBT COLLECTOR THERE WILL BE NOTHING TO GET FROM THEM. THEY LIVE IN CHARITY SHOPS COLLECTING ALL THEY CAN AND NO ALL PILING IN MY PROPERTY. RUBBISH ALL OVER AND OLD TYRES AND EVEN LAST YEAR XMAS TRY STILL ON THE FRONT GARDEN. GARDEN SHED COMPLETED FULL WITH JUNK! PRS INFORMED OF FIRE HAZARD BUT WILL NOT INTERFERE AND YET PAYING FOR LICENCE TO MANAGE PROPERTIES. THEY CALLED THE POLICE FOR ME WHEN I TRIED TO REMOVE THE OLD TIRES AROUND SIX OF THEM FROM THE FRONT GARDEN! POLICY ADVISED HOW IT IS CRIMINAL TO DO SO AND SHOULD TAKE THEM TO COURT. OF COURSE, IT IS THEIR PROPERTY AND NO LONGER BELONGS TO ME TILL THEY ARE COURT-EVICTED. IN JULY SEND ME A TEXT THAT S21 HAD EXPIRED AND NO MORE PAYMENT TILL COURT CASE AND EVICTION BY BAILLIFS. DELAYED HOPING WILL SETTLE ARREARS WITH DWP AND ALL FUTILE! HOPEFULLY THE PROPERTY PRICE WILL IMPROVE AND SELL THEM ALL!
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4:50 PM, 12th October 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Lynn at 12/10/2023 – 16:10
Where is the benefit in being a landlord today?
I can’t complain because I’ve done OK over 20+ years. When you have multiple rentals, you offset losses from one against the total. That didn’t happen very often, but I had only 2 rentals left by 2020, and my experience with one cost me all the profit accumulated from that flat over 12 years. I now have one rental left, with no way of offsetting any losses. That is the unfortunate situation for so many landlords with one of two BTLs.
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7:04 PM, 12th October 2023, About 2 years ago
you offset losses from one against the total? Please explain as I don’t understand how you can offset it?
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1:11 PM, 13th October 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Happy housing at 12/10/2023 – 19:04
What I lost on one, I was able to cover with others. I still lost money, but it wasn’t critical. It is if you only have one property!
Member Since May 2019 - Comments: 121
10:07 AM, 14th October 2023, About 2 years ago
Reply to the comment left by NewYorkie at 11/10/2023 – 10:22
How did you know the letters from DWP referred to his entitlement?
Did you open his mail and read the contents?
If so you have played a dangerous game.
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12:09 PM, 14th October 2023, About 2 years ago
You should let them live there rent free.
Best wishes.
Angela R
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4:51 PM, 14th October 2023, About 2 years ago
It’s a shame. A lot of us expert Benefit Landlords are saying it’s easier to evict (still takes a year) than to deal with UC & get direct payment.
Real shame cause the money is being paid, it costs Govt no extra to pay Landlord & they’d save £ billions Taxpayers money a year in UC DWP & associated costs.
Member Since March 2023 - Comments: 1506
7:06 PM, 14th October 2023, About 2 years ago
You are not a social worker. It is NOT your job to sort out your tenants finances. Once 2 months in arrears get rid as from personal experience it is unlikely a tenant will catch up on what they owe.
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1:37 PM, 16th October 2023, About 2 years ago
This is DWP speak for
” the tenant is fiddling”
(Working whilst claiming) They then kept back £700 in rent for it.
Evict. Section 8 and 21. Get rid. Don’t mess about.