Tag: Housing Benefit
How tenancy support is reducing rent arrears for landlords
Capital Letters is a London landlord service that deals with the benefits systems so you don’t have to. Last year our team...
UK’s leading tech hubs attracting record investment and jobs
Government research is finding huge growth in venture capital investment and jobs in Britain’s leading tech hub cities, post Brexit.
Say yes to DSS – why landlords should let to families...
Are you blessed with long, trouble-free tenancies with no voids and an amazing agent? If the answer is yes, you may be...
Victory! Landlord challenges council’s £54,000 benefit overpayment bill
A London landlord is celebrating after successfully challenging a £54,500 Housing Benefit overpayment bill from his council.
The demand...
Problems loom for ‘rent-to-rent’ as DWP demands Covid cash back
People in receipt of Universal Credit renting in properties via ‘rent-to-rent’ arrangements face being asked to repay back-dated housing payments due to...
LATEST: Government’s annual housing benefit bill rises to £30 billion
The government is expecting to spend and eye-watering £30 billion on housing benefit for tenants this year, DWP minister Will Quince has...
WARNING! Benefits expert reveals £19,000 risk of not archiving emails
The UK’s leading housing benefits consultant has warned landlords to keep copies of any correspondence with the DWP and local authorities for...
BREAKING: Half of all families living within the PRS are in...
Latest government figures show that half of all the families who live within the private rented sector now receive support from the...
The Property Ombudsman reminds landlords about “No DSS” ads…
Housing Benefit:
The Property
Ombudsman (TPO) has put out a reminder to its member agents, and this
would include landlords, of...
New Housing Benefit (UC) Guide for landlords…
Universal Credit:
The government has
issued a new comprehensive guide to Universal Credit (UC) as it
applies to rented housing,...