Is It Really A Happy New Year For Benefit Tenants?
Researchers claim that the uk’s welfare reforms will make more than three quarters of a million homes unaffordable for tenants. The Government Welfare Reform payment caps came into force this week (1st...
View ArticleA Million Reasons Not To Be Thankful
Up to a million families across the UK now face a bleak future as the cuts to housing benefit take effect. Homeless charities including Shelter, Crisis and even the Residential Landlords Association...
View ArticleGovernment Set For Lords Battle On Welfare Reforms
The coalition Government face another battle over welfare reforms, this time in the House of Lords. The outcome will affect individuals and families in receipt of local housing allowance (LHA) or...
View ArticleAlmost 90% Of Landlords Are Owed LHA Rent
UK landlords have little confidence in the current Housing Benefit system and the majority would try to avoid accepting tenants in receipt of benefits due to the extra hassle and headaches that dealing...
View ArticleGovernment May Review Controversial Water Management Act
The British Property Federation (BPF) handed a small peice of good news to UK landlords who may have been struggling to make ends meet, after it was revealed that the UK coalition government may review...
View ArticleLandlords Happier As Rent Arrears Fall
Private Rented Sector (PRS) rent arrears dropped in February with 9.3% of all rent late or unpaid at the end of the month, down from 10.7% in January. With household bills increasing, UK unemployment...
View ArticleRecord Year For Legal 4 Landlords
Legal4Landlords are celebrating a record breaking 12 months by recruiting extra staff to their Head Office team! The Warrington based specialist landlord services company look set for a turn-over of...
View Article1/3 of UK Landlords Will Not Be Accepting LHA Tenants
A new Government report has revealed a growing concern about UK landlords, as an increasing percentage are now refusing to accept applications from tenants claiming housing benefits. The situation...
View ArticleUniversal Credits Will Be A Risky Business For Landlords
The proposed Universal Credit system due to be introduced in April 2013 is set to replace existing benefits, including housing benefit, will put thousands of social (council and housing associations)...
View ArticleSingle Let Landlords Suffer Increased Void Periods And Rent Arrears
An alarming number of small scale landlords, owning just a single rental property, who are experiencing increased void periods and growing rent arrears has doubled since the first quarter of 2012,...
View Article5 Top Tips For Student Tenants
With UK University terms now started for the 2012/13 academic year we offer 5 great tips for new student tenants. 1.- Many landlords require a deposit for the rental of a property and may ask for...
View ArticleDealing With Tenants In Rent Arrears
The number of private sector tenants in severe arrears is still increasing, albeit at a slower rate, rising by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter of 2012. There are now more than 99,000 tenants in rent arrears...
View ArticleGovernment Set For Lords Battle On Welfare Reforms
The coalition Government face another battle over welfare reforms, this time in the House of Lords. The outcome will affect individuals and families in receipt of local housing allowance (LHA) or...
View ArticleAlmost 90% Of Landlords Are Owed LHA Rent
UK landlords have little confidence in the current Housing Benefit system and the majority would try to avoid accepting tenants in receipt of benefits due to the extra hassle and headaches that dealing...
View ArticleGovernment May Review Controversial Water Management Act
The British Property Federation (BPF) handed a small peice of good news to UK landlords who may have been struggling to make ends meet, after it was revealed that the UK coalition government may review...
View ArticleLandlords Happier As Rent Arrears Fall
Private Rented Sector (PRS) rent arrears dropped in February with 9.3% of all rent late or unpaid at the end of the month, down from 10.7% in January. With household bills increasing, UK unemployment...
View ArticleRecord Year For Legal 4 Landlords
Legal4Landlords are celebrating a record breaking 12 months by recruiting extra staff to their Head Office team! The Warrington based specialist landlord services company look set for a turn-over of...
View Article1/3 of UK Landlords Will Not Be Accepting LHA Tenants
A new Government report has revealed a growing concern about UK landlords, as an increasing percentage are now refusing to accept applications from tenants claiming housing benefits. The situation...
View ArticleDealing With Tenant Rent Arrears
Rent Arrears Affect UK PRS Landlords The national press seem to be focusing on the number of private rental sector tenants in rent arrears, as most newspapers have at least one article suggesting that...
View ArticleRent Arrears Are Biggest Debt Problem In UK
Landlords Without Rent Guarantee Insurance Suffering Financially As Rent Arrears Increase Again The Money Advice Trust, the national debt advice charity has reported that tenant rent arrears are now...
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