Tag: No DSS
LATEST: Oxford first ever council to stop landlords and agents using...
Oxford has pledged to stamp out DSS discrimination against tenants on housing benefit and Universal Credit – the first council to take...
BBC investigation slams portals, landlords and agents over ‘No DSS’ inaction
A new BBC investigation into landlords and letting agents who post ‘No DSS’ adverts online has forced several leading portals to promise...
80% of landlords we polled want the option to reject DSS...
The ‘No DSS’ debate is raging hard within the PRS but landlord sentiment is clear on whether they should be prevented from...
BREAKING: Second disabled tenant wins ‘No DSS’ discrimination court case
Another house-hunting tenant has won a discrimination case after being refused viewings by a lettings agency on the basis that he was...
Government will not legislate over ‘No DSS’ issue, confirms minister
The government has confirmed that it will not introduce legislation to prevent landlords rejecting prospective tenants if they are in receipt of...
Minister calls for landlords to end ‘No DSS’ discrimination following court...
Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Luke Hall has today urged landlords and letting agents to play their part in ensuring discrimination...
Landmark ‘No DSS’ ruling is nail in the coffin for landlords...
Landlords and letting agents risk prosecution if they will not allow housing benefit claimants to rent their properties, following a landmark court case.
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...
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...