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Resolution Foundation: LHA gap set to hit record 23% in October
Resolution Foundation says the gap between LHA and lower-market rents is set to reach a record 23% in October.
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Metro Bank Stops 'No DSS' Buy to Let Mortgages
Metro Bank has stopped promoting ‘no DSS’ mortgages after pressure from the government. The ‘no DSS’ mortgages did not allow landlords to rent their buy…
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Housing Benefit Discrimination to be Banned
Discrimination against tenants claiming housing benefits could be banned in a new move by housing ministers. Government ministers are set to meet representatives of landlord…
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Housing Benefit Tenants Welcomed by Just Two in Ten Buy to Let Investors
A mere two in ten buy to let investors have said that they are willing to let to tenants who receiving either housing benefit or…
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Housing Benefit Tenants Discriminated Against by Buy to Let Lenders
Two thirds of the largest buy to let lenders have been accused of discrimination against tenants receiving housing benefit, according to new research from the…
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Legal Loophole Enables Landlord Housing Scam
A legal loophole is enabling certain rogue landlords to scam housing benefit recipients through sub-standard accommodation. The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the…
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Discretionary Housing Payments 2016-17
It’s that time of year again, when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) decide how to allocate the Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) for the…
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Rogue Landlords - Again
To view the times article click here Am I the only one struck by the fact that despite the rich diversity of our amazing language,…