Universal credit will lead to a “steady decrease” in the
number of landlords willing to rent out properties to benefit claimants because
it encourages tenants to fall into arrears, the National Landlords Association
(NLA) has warned. Only 18-20% of private landlords accept tenants who pay their
rent with local housing allowance (LHA), the housing benefit that will
eventually be replaced by universal credit – down from 46% in 2010/-11. The
latest survey of NLA members showed that 68% of landlords with LHA tenants and
63% with other benefit recipients experienced rent arrears in the last 12
months. LHA tenants owed an average of £2,263, compared with £1,774 by all
tenant types. Read more on the Observer website.
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Charges to go up by as much as 75% for widest vessels under five-year
licence increases that started in April
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