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Landlords might need to go to full court hearings for disabled tenant evictions
Landlords could be taken to full court hearings if tenants argue they are being evicted as a result of problems related to their disability,…
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Renters pay more than home owners
Someone who has been unable to get on the property ladder for the last five years would have paid nearly £4,000 more to rent…
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Evictions down
Social landlords issued 10,000 fewer claims for possession last year as they work more closely with tenants to prevent arrears building up in the…
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Landlords waiting for rent under universal credit
The amount of time landlords have been waiting to receive rent under universal credit has jumped because of government delays in processing payments. According…
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Court fees to increase
Proposals are out for consultation to increase the court fee to issue a claim for possession (including those issued on PCOL) by a further…
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Plan for government to clawback of Universal Credit from landlords
Government-enforced changes to how landlords recoup rent arrears under universal credit could force tenants into the arms of loan sharks, housing associations have warned.…
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HACT to try to predict rent arrears
A housing charity is leading a consortium of social landlords to make the sector’s first foray into using ‘big data’ from half a million…
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Careful with disposal of goods on eviction
The High Court ruled housing officers at Southwark council acted with ‘civil conspiracy’ if not ‘criminal conspiracy’ when they abused their positions and unlawfully…
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Increase in HB overpayments
An increase in the overpayments of housing benefit could be because of an increase in the number of claimants in work, according to the…
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New directions on service charge costs from government
The Government has introduced new Directions that cap the amount social housing landlords in England can recover through service charges for the cost of…
