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“Pay As You Go” Credit & Lifestyle Reference Coming Soon
03/04/2013 
newsatlandlordreferencingWhy is this a completely unique service, for all landlords and letting agents to use? The UK’s only “Pay As You Go” Credit AND Lifestyle Tenant Reference Lowest possible price (from only £4.99 +VAT) DOES NOT require membership fees DOES NOT require “bulk buy” of credit references to receive a “discount” ; ”Pay As You Go” [...]
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Leave a commentAn open letter to the mainstream media
With the controversy around Universal Credit becoming almost explosive and as rent arrears mount up & the housing benefit monies are spent on other things (drink, drugs, pay day loans, etc – which are extremely detrimental to ALL of our communities) Landlord Referencing Services are now seeing a massive influx of landlords AND letting agents [...]
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Landlord Referencing Services have been approached by a tenant regarding ‘malicious and fraudulent’ information contained on the LRS website. On Monday 4th February 2013 LRS received a telephone call followed by an email, requesting the removal of ‘malicious and fraudulent information’ contained in a post on the Landlord Referencing Community Forum. Relevant post: Naming Your [...]
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The OFT have published a report identifying several consumer protection issues in the lettings market. As part of this report, the OFT analysed nearly 4,000 complaints made by people renting a home as well as those letting out a property. It found that both tenants and landlords were concerned about fees and charges levied by [...]
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The Local support services framework for the upcoming welfare reform states that it will be up to the Department for Work and Pensions to make exceptions to normal payment rules; e.g. paying the housing element of Universal Credit of landlords. In most cases Universal Credit will be paid to the claimant, on a monthly basis. [...]
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As we near the end of the first month of 2013 Landlord Referencing Services is extremely happy to announce that we have had the busiest month we’ve ever experienced. Just over the January period we have welcomed 340 new landlord and letting agent members, who have uploaded nearly 1,500 new tenants (good and bad) onto [...]
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In response to Labour’s call for longer tenancy agreements the Council of Mortgage Lenders have responded by warning that such agreements could lead to a rise in rent arrears. Labour argues that the private sector should give stability and financial certainty to private renters by offering predictable rents over a long period. Longer-term tenancies and [...]
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A survey of housing associations has found that, on average, they expect their rent arrears to increase by 51% as a direct result of the government’s impending welfare reforms. The survey of 232 housing associations, carried out by Ipsos Mori for the National Housing Federation, has also revealed that if this is extrapolated across the [...]
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The East Midlands Property Owners Association have teamed up with training company Positive Outcomes to offer their landlord members discounted training courses on a variety of topics. Section 8 and Section 21 Agreement Eviction Notice – Do you know how to deliver this legally? Tenancy Agreements – Is your contract protecting YOU? Possession Orders – [...]
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As Housing Associations right across the UK support snow-bound tenants, Landlord Referencing Services would like to address the importance of keeping your tenants safe and warm this winter. Housing providers have been stocking up on gritting supplies and other vital equipment such as heaters, and are preparing to deliver essentials including food and prescriptions to [...]
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