May 18th, 2010
When looking for a property to rent, i noticed that alot of agents won’t accept DSS for whatever reason. My relative is in this situation and she said that the housing benefit is now paid direct to the tenant who then has to pay the landlord. So how would the landlord find out if the [...]
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May 17th, 2010
I have a 12 month short-assured tenancy contract but am very unhappy with the property I’m renting. The shower doesn’t work and hasn’t since we moved in 1.5 months ago. Only recently after 3 plumbers have visited has the problem been identified and we’ve been told by the plumber himself that the shower [...]
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May 15th, 2010
I am a young single mum (not out of choice!!) to a two year old little boy – I’m looking for a two bedroom place to live in the south london area (I’m not too fussy) – my notice runs out on sunday I’m starting to panic. I’m staying with a friend temporarily.
I would be [...]
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May 15th, 2010
The condo I am renting in Scottsdale,AZ is set to foreclose next week. For the last month the owner has been sending me 48 hour notices for scheduled walk throughs about 3 times a week between the hours of 10:00 and 3:00. I continue to pay my rent for the full amount every month. My [...]
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May 15th, 2010
The bank has yet to foreclose on this property and its been almost a year since the bankruptcy was discharged. The tenants have been living in the house for almost a year for free. I was contacted recently by the bank to do a deed in lieu of to try and short sell [...]
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May 13th, 2010
The form mentions you can get a loan if you receive jobseekers allowance,income support and pension credits, i wondered if anyone knew before i fill in the form for a disabled family member,thanks
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May 10th, 2010
I’m a new claimant, (claiming due to ill health not laziness! …had a job, but have been given a career break until my health improves) and cannot seem to find any estate agents who are willing to accept housing benefit tenants.
Have searched Gumtree, Google, the works. It seems that other boroughs, (am currently in Brent) [...]
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May 10th, 2010
We have been told by our landlord that he is going to try to short sale the house we are currently renting. We have expressed interest in buying the property on the short sale. Is this possible? We are really hoping to purchase this home. What are the chances we will [...]
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May 3rd, 2010
I have a shiny new 2-bed apartment in Greenwich that I want to rent out for short lets/holiday rentals, and need a reputable agency that can manage the apartment and tenants on my behalf as I live overseas.
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April 30th, 2010
Also, what methods of payment are available? Is there still such things as Post Office accounts?
Thanks for replies so far. Just to add, would it be possible to overdraw in a PO account? Can you ask the PO not to allow overdrawn payment?
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