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Help problem tenancy
landlord09
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I have just let out my house to a very reliable tenant. Prior to doing this I made enquiries with my lender who advised it was a formality to get permission they sent me the forms. The did not mention no dss
I agreed a tenancy with my tenant who is a dss tenant, but he is extremely reliable.
i am due to move into my home at the end of the month and I was completing the permission to let form which perturbingly states, that permission will not be granted to dss tenants. This seems bizarre, a lot of people rely on housing benefit to pay their rent??
what to do? the form does not ask if it is a dss tenant or not but suggests that they will refuse if it is, i am stuck.
Any advice appreciated
I agreed a tenancy with my tenant who is a dss tenant, but he is extremely reliable.
i am due to move into my home at the end of the month and I was completing the permission to let form which perturbingly states, that permission will not be granted to dss tenants. This seems bizarre, a lot of people rely on housing benefit to pay their rent??
what to do? the form does not ask if it is a dss tenant or not but suggests that they will refuse if it is, i am stuck.
Any advice appreciated
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If the tenant has his HB paid directly, which I beleive they all do, then as far as you are concerned he pays his rent "however".Be-littling somebody only make's you look a bully.Any comments I make on here are my opinions, having worked in the lettings industry, and through life.0
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I think he is opting for the council to pay us directly, I do know it is HB and I do not want to lie. Caught between a rock and a hard place0
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landlord09 wrote: »I do not want to lie.
Easily solved................................I have put my clock back....... Kcolc ym0 -
I thought new claims were LHA and direct payment to the LL is initially an option for those with a history of non-payment.landlord09 wrote: »I think he is opting for the council to pay us directly, I do know it is HB and I do not want to lie. Caught between a rock and a hard place
There are statistical risk factors particularly if the tenant wants council accommodation many advise staying put for formal court eviction to be eligible.0 -
barnaby-bear wrote: »I thought new claims were LHA and direct payment to the LL is initially an option for those with a history of non-payment.
There are statistical risk factors particularly if the tenant wants council accommodation many advise staying put for formal court eviction to be eligible.
New claims are under LHA and are therefore paid to the tenant not the Landlord.
As for the court eviction thing - it's nowt to do with "DSS" tenants - any tenant can go down this route.
The whole "no DSS" thing is sometimes a restriction against tenants "placed by the council / DSS" - which I *think* means a tenant who has a tenancy via the council who then rent the property from the LL. e.g in sort of "urgent housing need" cases??
But a LHA tenant is not placed by the council/DSS/whatever.0
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