Jun 9, 2022 | Market Forecasts, Other News
09 Jun 2022 Some 820,000 private rented households in Britain are routinely hit by a shortfall between their housing benefit and their monthly rents according to official data. That’s 57 per cent of private rented households in receipt of the Local Housing Allowance....
Feb 25, 2021 | Court Fine, Licensing, Rent Repayment Order
23 Feb 2021 A landlord who failed to licence his properties has been ordered to pay back over £8,000 in rent. Dexter Blackstock, a former professional footballer, has been told he has to refund £8,592.98 in housing benefit that he was paid for two unlicensed...
Jul 15, 2020 | Other News
15 Jul 2020 It is not unusual for private landlords and letting agents to advertise properties to let stating that they will not accept applications from people who rely on Housing Benefit (HB) or the housing element of Universal Credit to pay their rent. Despite the...
