Letting agents are discriminating against tenants on housing benefit, an undercover investigation has found. Shelter and the National Housing Federation found one in 10 agents in England refused to let to those on the benefit. The undercover investigation found the policy was enforced even if tenants...

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Wonder if I could just a quick question for an elderly relative. His youngest son is moving back in with him to give him support in day to day activities as his health and mobility are not what they were. He's an OAP and currently receives housing and council tax benefit and is concerned...

Hi im in arrears with my mortgage and have been issued with a claim against me in the local court but they have spelt my name wrong, has anybody got a clue what this would mean.

Thanks

Our Landlords have been crap at paying their mortgage over the 6 years we have lived here. They have also (as I have mentioned on here before) run up debts for other things.

Phonecall a week ago from the Agency saying the landlords want a valuation with view to sell. I doubt very much they...

Hi this question is not for me but for a disabled friend. I am not sure where it should go. I have to go out now so won't be back till later.

My friend and her ex husband had their house repossessed in 2000. This left an £11k shortfall on the mortgage. I discovered yesterday that...

Tenants may win protection from eviction by rogue landlords

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 11th September 2014 19:26.

Nine million private tenants in the UK could be given extra protection from landlords who try to evict them. The government has decided to back...

I recently signed up to an Assured Tenancy Agreement for a flat in a retirement development and I have a few queries relating to Terms and Conditions in the agreement and queries since imposed by the letting agent. I can find lots of information on Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements but nothing on...

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Can anyone help with a little guidance please?
My daughter is just about to leave her current home and move into a specially adapted property to meet the needs of my profoundly disabled grandson.
The local authority have asked her to go into the office to sign the tenancy agreement,...

Last july had to stop working because of 3 rare diseases, can't pay morgage, went with shelter
that stoped 31st march 2014, told on 31st they can not buy are house because it is non standered house, so left right in it, morgage balance 167,000, house worth 240,000

Hi all,
My house after a long fight to keep hold of it is finally being repo'd in a few days.
After 4 months on the market trying to sell it I have 2 offers and am going to except the highest one.
I have a redemption figure of £125,600 approx, there will be a few more hundred...

Hi guys, i was pointed to the forum by another forum member in the hope that i can get the much needed help please,never had anything like this and its been passed onto sheriff officers for an old debt from 2009 that i was not accountable for,as i was not in the property that they want the rates fo...

New game Idea is to make a two word object or phrase, using the last word typed.

So if I posted Dinner Time

The next poster would have to think of a word associated with Time and they could post

Time Out



So I'll start off
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Payday loans funding rent and mortgages, Shelter says

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 15th January 2014 07:10.

Hundreds of thousands of people across Britain have taken out a payday loan to meet their housing costs, research for the charity Shelter suggests.......

I see Deepie has already changed to his Christmas avitar

Cancel bonfire night parties as safety not guaranteed due to strike

Chief fire officer warns ‘it will not be business as usual’ as firefighters agree to strike on Friday night and Monday over a pension dispute

More---> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...9704/Cancel-bo...