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Guide for Universal Credit Claimants
After five long years a guide has finally been issued by the government for those seeking to claim Universal credit for their housing and living…
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Why All Tenants Must Be Referenced
I have met many tenants – generally because they have fallen into rent arrears or are anti-social, lacking communication skills and refusing to engage with…
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Universal Credit – A Shock for Lord Freud
Lord Freud, when Welfare Minister, was the mastermind behind the planning and introduction of Universal Credit, despite opposition from many quarters, not least private sector…
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Security Risk Delays Universal Credit
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) was due to roll out the Universal Credit digital service nationally in 2017, but it now appears that…
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When Is Eviction Reasonable
I am often asked when eviction is reasonable. Where a tenant is 2 months or more in rent arrears, there will be no argument from…
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Illegal Evictions Rise
As reported last week it has been said that illegal evictions by landlords are on the rise, having risen by 47% in the year March 2015…
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Experts in Fast, Effective Enforcement
From residential evictions to Judgment enforcement, trust HCE to get you results. We are experts in our field and combine national coverage with local knowledge…
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Landlord Winter Warning
Winter has arrived and with it bad weather, rent arrears as tenants decide to use rent to buy that must-have-toy, complaints that heating is inadequate,…
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Universal Credit to be even more unpopular
Can Universal Credit become even more unpopular? Yes it can if a recent edition of ‘Inside Housing’ is to be believed. New regulations were enacted…
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A sympathetic landlord
The press are very clear that landlords are the stuff of fairy tales – generally the not very nice ones, the ogres, the trolls! We…
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Landlord contingency funds
Most landlords want their businesses to run smoothly and will be aware of the need for some form of contingency funding. This is a vital…
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Eviction costs soar
Landlords have always felt that the cost to get rid of the bad tenant was expensive, particularly when often allied to rent arrears and little…
