Dss tenants yes/no your stories good/bad

lifesuckssometimes

Out of interest asking landlords would you let to dss tenants. and how did it work out? Did they pay direct to you or themselves!
And to dss tenants how hard was it to get accommodation?
How did you get deposit and did you get it back or any wrongful claims for damages.

clutton_2

if you search on here under LHA or HB and on www.landlordzone.co.uk and www.singingpig.co.uk you will find huge amounts of information on this

LHA always goes directly to tenants now unless they are classified as "vulnerable"

C_Mababejive

Just a side issue really but if you are fortunate enough to have a job and work hard to provide for your family,then move up the food chain so that at last,you can afford the little cottage (terrace),semi or even detached home of your dreams,should it/would it concern you to know that someone lives next door who may have hardly worked in their lives for various reasons and even worse,are the chavvy types who have a sofa in the back garden and unruly brats?

BTL landlords..do you have any social conscience in blighting neighbours with such people?

Disclaimer-DSS claimants are also available in short term unemployed,educated,decent varieties.

Rolandtheroadie

Anyone I know who rented out DSS did so to people they knew or had friends/family that knew them personally.
Sister rents a house to the council in 2 year blocks. Believe they use it for emergency accomodation and take over the upkeep of the property for the 2 years they have it (repairs etc). I also believe when it's returned, it's had a lick of paint too.

Old_Git

I have been renting a property to someone for 5 years .
DSS always pay the rent to me every 4 weeks .
deposit was 4 weeks rent in advance

socrates

Old_Git wrote: »

I have been renting a property to someone for 5 years .
DSS always pay the rent to me every 4 weeks .
deposit was 4 weeks rent in advance

How does the amount you receive compare to the current LHA rate?

socrates

scotsman4th wrote: »

Anyone I know who rented out DSS did so to people they knew or had friends/family that knew them personally.
Sister rents a house to the council in 2 year blocks. Believe they use it for emergency accomodation and take over the upkeep of the property for the 2 years they have it (repairs etc). I also believe when it's returned, it's had a lick of paint too.

Rents are very poor for this type of rental

elfen

Hey, I'd need LHA but because I'm on a low income! I'm at uni 3 days a week and wouldn't afford the rent on my own (am over 25, but if I neeed it, would prefer my own little flat)

Rolandtheroadie

socrates wrote: »

Rents are very poor for this type of rental

Same as a workmate achieves for a similar property rented privately.

lifesuckssometimes

C_Mababejive wrote: »

,should it/would it concern you to know that someone lives next door who may have hardly worked in their lives for various reasons and even worse,are the chavvy types who have a sofa in the back garden and unruly brats? Yes quite true.I have seen an area where once private being a quote NORMAL:rolleyes: unquote neighborhood change when a few bad apples land with as you called them unruly brats

BTL landlords..do you have any social conscience in blighting neighbors with such people? Recession has forced people/LANDLORDS to do worse things. Suicide and financial suicide bankruptcy e.c.t

C_Mababejive

If a BTL landlord inflicted scummy neighbours on me then i would find out where he lived and make his life hell.