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Landlords Not Accepting Housing Benefit Tenants

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  • Smodlet
    Smodlet Posts: 6,976 Forumite
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    csgohan4 wrote: »
    not to mention some lenders and LL insurance also exclude those tenants on HB as well, so not all the LL fault either

    artful covered this...
  • Murphybear
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    Lioness_Twinkletoes wrote: »
    I looked on this website out of curiosity and in my entire borough there are only two properties. One two bed and a four bed.

    I just checked as well. I tried 5 different towns, all came up with zero. I have a friend who owns a letting agency and accepts HB for most of his properties, yet they didn't show up on this website.
  • NewShadow
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    Murphybear wrote: »
    I just checked as well. I tried 5 different towns, all came up with zero. I have a friend who owns a letting agency and accepts HB for most of his properties, yet they didn't show up on this website.

    I searched for properties in 'Cardiff' - 290 results - including houses in BRADFORD!

    :rotfl:
    That sounds like a classic case of premature extrapolation.

    House Bought July 2020 - 19 years 0 months remaining on term
    Next Step: Bathroom renovation booked for January 2021
    Goal: Keep the bigger picture in mind...
  • csgohan4
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    Smodlet wrote: »
    artful covered this...

    And the mortgage BTL aspect?
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • Murphybear
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    NewShadow wrote: »
    I searched for properties in 'Cardiff' - 290 results - including houses in BRADFORD!

    :rotfl:

    I don't know Cardiff at all. I take it there's no area called Bradford:D
  • Smodlet
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    csgohan4 wrote: »
    And the mortgage BTL aspect?

    Really, who cares unless they are a BTL LL? This is about tenants being discriminated against, imho.
  • csgohan4
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    Smodlet wrote: »
    Really, who cares unless they are a BTL LL? This is about tenants being discriminated against, imho.

    but not by the LL but the mortgage lender, so it's the LL having their hands tied, not the LL not wanting

    obviously nothing stopping you still renting to HB tenants and hoping they don't find out

    But valid reasons why LL don't rent to HB already discussed
    "It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"

    G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP
  • ripplyuk
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    coffeehound wrote: »
    Have you looked on

    http://www.dssmove.co.uk/

    All properties on there should accept benefits claimants, though some will require a guarantor.


    I just checked this for my area. There’s only one property but when I scroll down, the advert says ‘No DSS’!

    I’d check the advert wording carefully before applying for anything.
  • ERICS_MUM
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    silvercar wrote: »
    Zero in my town!

    Zero here too. Widening the search area to a radius of 10 miles gives me a studio flat at £695 pcm.
  • LocoLoco
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    ERICS_MUM wrote: »
    Zero here too. Widening the search area to a radius of 10 miles gives me a studio flat at £695 pcm.


    It's frustrating, Erics Mum, and time consuming. I have found it helpful to do a standard email and then just tweak the details to suit the person I'm emailing. It is worth emailing (or calling if there's no email address) any private landlord you see advertising, even if they aren't advertising what you want, as sometimes local landlords know each other and once you explain the situation they might know someone else who can help, or they might keep your name and let you know if something comes up (some landlords are sympathetic and will help if they can). On the same token it's also worth emailing local agents because again, sometimes there is the odd one that gets the odd landlord that will consider HB, particularly in your kind of situation where you can top up or stand as guarantor.


    I think someone else mentioned that paying six months up front can help get round the problem as well; I don't know if that's an option at all. Some councils keep lists of housing benefit friendly landlords as well so it's worth asking the housing department about that. It is a bit of a numbers game, unfortunately, I do hope you find somewhere soon x
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