by theEHP | Jun 29, 2011 | Housing
A Sheffield landlord has been fined £250 for harassing his tenant by sending text messages demanding rent. Steven Loxley of Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, sent a series of text messages to his tenant (Amanda Muscroft) demanding money owed and ultimately changed the...
by theEHP | Jun 29, 2011 | Housing
A Sheffield landlord has been fined £600 for harassing his tenant and changing the locks. The tenant was renting premises at 99 Popple Street, Sheffield from landlord Mr Saleem Ali. A dispute arose between Mr Ali and the tenant concerning rent allegedly owed and the...
by theEHP | May 23, 2011 | Housing
More than half of landlords have experienced late rent payments in the past year, with housing benefit cuts expected to put further pressure on tenants. Research by the National Landlords Association has found 52 per cent of landlords have reported rent arrears in the...
by theEHP | May 4, 2011 | Housing
Welfare minister Lord Freud has admitted that people “may have to move” as a result of housing benefit changes. 24dash.com reported that the admission comes as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced it has commissioned an independent...
by theEHP | Apr 26, 2011 | Housing
A recent survey of chief executives of North West-based social housing providers has revealed the extent of concern at Government plans to pay housing benefit directly to tenants. In the article by 24dash.com, all the chief executives questioned in the survey (carried...