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Notice to Quit! Who’s shaking?
23/04/2013 
cityoflondonbailiffsNOTICE TO QUIT! WHO’S SHAKING? Does serving a notice to quit encourage the tenant to pay up or tell the tenant that they have another 60 days (minimum) rent free accommodation ? What is your success rate in getting arrears paid and future rent paid on time after serving notice ? Mr Trevor McMaster ~ The City [...]
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Leave a commentTENANT CAN’T PAY THE FUEL BILLS …
Tenancy agreement states no Key Meters to be fitted. Would you, the landlord, allow a key meter to be installed if the tenant can’t pay the gas and electric bills ? What would you do if the tenant was cut off ? Mr Trevor McMaster ~ The City of London Bailiffs Previous topics: 394….That is [...]
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This week I would like to address the issue of Housing Associations banning laminated flooring in social housing flats. Does this really prevent less noise from above ? And, how does the landlord exercise the power to make the tenant replace the flooring, if the neighbours complain about the drum effect ? Mr Trevor [...]
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Families who cause misery in their communities are set to be targeted under strict new measures by Aberdeen City Council. Local authority officers will compile reports on trouble-makers who blight Aberdeen with their antisocial behaviour. Offenders will face a range of new penalties – including the possibility of losing their home. The plans were revealed [...]
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A government report has found that councils are wasting billions of pounds, by not intervening with anti-social families more effectively. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has published new findings showing the huge savings that can be made for the taxpayer from turning around troubled families, by intervening more effectively in problem households. The Department for [...]
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An anti-social drop-in session will be run by Weston-super-Mare police force from next week. The Town Hall Gateway will host a weekly clinic from Tuesday January 29th, to allow people worried about anti-social behaviour or hate crime (including homophobic or racial issues) to approach Avon and Somerset Constabulary with their concerns. The three-hour session will start [...]
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A landlord on a Universal Credit pilot project has claimed that the abolishment of direct payments of rent will cost it £8 million a year. Wakefield District Housing (WDH) is running one of the six pilot projects to test the effectiveness of direct payment of Universal Credit to tenants, and has calculated that the reforms [...]
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Around 1,500 tenants a day are calling a leading debt charity for help with rent arrears problems. According to National Debtline, the number of calls from renters struggling to pay landlords has risen by 28% in the past two years and 9% in the last 12 months. The charity says the trend is rising as [...]
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Landlord Referencing’s latest Tenant Alert statistics reveal that the amount of accumulated rent defaults and property damages recorded in September have more than doubled compared to August; with an increase of £20,250 each week! The official LRS statistics for September 2012 show: 58 Rent Defaults = £106,493.97 28 Property Damages = £42,016.79 Equalling = £148,510.76 [...]
Landlord Referencing now working in partnership with Neighbourhood Watch.
Landlord Referencing Services is very happy to announce that we are now working in partnership with the Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network. The Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network (NHWN) is the official body which supports and represents all Neighbourhood and Home Watch schemes across England and Wales. The Neighbourhood Watch movement has been [...]
