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Are you collecting water bill payments from tenants?
Dozens of housing associations and councils across London and the South East could have to repay millions of pounds to tenants in water charges…
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HB claimants to be exempt from Pay to Stay
Social tenants in receipt of housing benefit will be exempt from the Pay to Stay policy. A government response to a consultation on the…
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Collecting the rent
The CIH is launching a new charter for rent collection and encouraging sign up They say: Income management has always been fundamental for any…
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89% of social tenants on Universal credit are in arrears
Nearly 90% of social tenants receiving Universal Credit are in rent arrears because of a seven-week wait for the first payment, say the NFA. According…
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We need to protect the under 35’s from eviction
Social landlords should review the way they handle relationships with tenants, if they are to protect under-35s from risk of eviction. This is the…
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Social Housing tenants – 13% without bank account
Many of the 2 million adults in the UK without a bank account are in a financially precarious situation, often lacking savings and reliant…
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Court costs increased
Whilst social landlords are reeling from the May Budget which included an unexpected rent cut of 1% per annum for the next 4 years,…
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Direct payments of Universal Credit
Around one in three universal credit claimants living in housing association properties are having their benefit for housing costs paid directly to their landlord.…
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Housing Persons who lack capacity
The High Court has dismissed a claim for judicial review and ruled that a local housing authority was entitled to refuse to allocate public…
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Consultation on higher court fees for landlords
Proposals are out for consultation to increase the court fee to issue a claim for possession (including those issued on PCOL) by a further…
