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The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords.  Chris Town a landlord and...

Zoopla’s decision to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after announcing that it will end ‘No DSS’ wording...

Half the people seeking help with their Universal Credit claim are in rent arrears, according to Citizens Advice. More generous advance loans...

The government has announced a new online system that will pay private landlords of those on Universal Credit directly. It is hoped...

The Liberal Democrat’s Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Stephen Lloyd MP, will today initiate a debate in Parliament on the impact of...

The government’s decision to make it easier for landlords to apply for Alternative Payment Arrangements (APAs) without the consent of tenants’...

Recent changes to Universal Credit have been broadly welcomed, which largely explains why more buy-to-let landlords are prepared to rent to...

Buy-to-let landlords receiving rent from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit will continue to be paid housing benefit directly, rather than...

The publication of a new report to ministers on electrical safety has been warmly welcomed by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has hailed the Scottish government for offering people receiving Universal Credit north of the border more...

More than a third of private landlords with tenants receiving Universal Credit have said that they are now in rent arrears,...

With fresh research revealing that most landlords are unlikely to rent to under-21s following housing benefit cut for 18-21s, the Residential...

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has once again defended the private rented sector (PRS) after Shelter’s latest analysis of housing trends...

London estate agent Foxtons has been sent a “letter of claim” by a law firm acting for a group of landlords...

Government changes to remove housing benefit from 18 to 21-year-olds from April will make it far more difficult for them to...

London based law firm Leigh Day has announced that it is bringing a group claim against estate agent Foxtons on behalf...