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Unpaid rent often means fewer properties to rent! |
Research finds that 73% of landlords still lack confidence in renting to tenants on the Universal Credit due to uncertainty that they will be able to recover rent arrears. The RLA is making a number of proposals which would improve the delivery of Universal Credit for both tenants & landlords. These include ensuring private landlords are routinely informed when a tenant moves from the older benefit system to Universal Credit to help them to establish suitable rent payment schedules with tenants. Mechanisms need to be put in place to give landlords confidence that rent arrears can be reclaimed after a Universal Credit tenant leaves a property. Tenants should also be given the option to choose to have the housing element of Universal Credit paid directly to the landlord, if they wish. |
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Is it fair to tenant AND landlord? |