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I need some advice
brentox
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I need some advice please.
I have shorthold tenancy agreement will finish in July.
Now I lost my job and cant pay rent.
I told this in my agency(martin co) but they cant cancel my contract.
And i cant apply for housing benefits as my landlord dont accept benefits(nothing about this in a contract!)
what can I do?
before i worked on bmw for 11.5 per hour, now thay sack about 1500 people and I realy cant pay 700rent and council 115 and bills.
I still have child and tax credits but lost them if will apply for jobseekers allowence.(I think)
I have shorthold tenancy agreement will finish in July.
Now I lost my job and cant pay rent.
I told this in my agency(martin co) but they cant cancel my contract.
And i cant apply for housing benefits as my landlord dont accept benefits(nothing about this in a contract!)
what can I do?
before i worked on bmw for 11.5 per hour, now thay sack about 1500 people and I realy cant pay 700rent and council 115 and bills.
I still have child and tax credits but lost them if will apply for jobseekers allowence.(I think)
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You need to apply for LHA - take advice from shelter about the landlord not taking benefits.
Number on their website. Ring them now.0 -
Good advice from Poppysarah.
The fact that the LL has said that they don't accept benefits is irrelevant. If you have lost your job and have no other way of paying rent without claiming HB/LHA then he will have to accept this. Your contract doesn't end until July, this protects YOU as well as the LL.
Get a claim in for JSA and HB/LHA asap.My home is usually the House Buying, Renting and Selling Forum where I can be found trying to (sometimes unsucessfully) prove that not all Estate Agents are crooks. With 20 years experience of Sales/Lettings and having bought and sold many of my own properties I've usually got something to say
Ignore......check!0 -
You can claim LHA without your LL knowing. The local council should have an option not to inform the LL/LA that you're claiming it. Most LLs don't take it as it takes too long to process, which is the main reason.0
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