Tag: Housing Benefit
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,...
Charity pleads with Government to increase housing allowance
Housing Benefit:
The housing charity Crisis is calling on the government to increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) levels...
End to the benefit freeze announced
Housing Benefit:
The Government has
announced that the freeze on housing benefits, in place since 2015,
will end next...
Zoopla to refuse “No DSS” ads
Housing Benefit:
Leading UK property website Zoopla is to refuse to take advertisements for lettings...
More Reform to Universal Credit
Housing Benefit:
More reform to Universal Credit is needed says RLA.
Responding...
Housing benefit tenants, discrimination and the risks?
No DSS:
There is now a question mark over whether it is lawful to reject tenants who are on welfare (housing benefit – HB, or...
Banks blasted for laying down restrictions on benefit tenants
Mortgage Lending:
MPs have criticised banks for imposing restrictions on buy-to-let mortgage lending, which ultimately discriminates against tenants on benefits it is said. Some landlords...
60 per cent of landlords refuse housing benefit tenants
Housing Benefit:
A recent study by housing charity Shelter and the National Housing Federation claims that 60 per cent of landlords are discriminating against those...
Lift Housing Allowance Freeze call…
Housing Benefit:
Commenting on calls by the Chartered Institute for Housing (CIH) for the Government to lift the Local Housing Allowance freeze for private rented...