When you have filled in the form, sign it and send it to your local council office with your proof documents. You don’t have to post your form and the…

FCA Home – How to rent with Bad Credit. In these tricky financial times, landlords are even more concerned about finding a tenant who is going to pay their rent…

Local Housing Allowance Local Housing Allowance or LHA is the new way of calculating how much housing benefit a claimant is able to claim when renting in the private rental…

What is a Housing Association and how do they work?  A Housing Association is a not-for-profit organisation, and it has a portfolio of housing that it owns ,but it is…

What to do when you’re letting agent refuses to give you your landlords name and address ]]> We received an email from one of member’s: Tutufo. He was having problems…

What does a Section 21 Notice mean?  A Section 21 Notice, named after Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, is the notice a landlord can give to a tenant…

Housing Benefit Help Do you know what housing benefits cover? Do you know if you can claim housing benefits? When should you claim housing benefit? How much Housing Benefit will…

How to find landlord’s that will accept DSS?  If you are claiming housing benefit or local housing allowance, you may find it difficult to rent from a private landlord. Here…

How many bedrooms with a housing benefit can I have? The Government has a set way to calculate the number of bedrooms you will need, and will only pay you…

Housing Benefit Change of Circumstances  If you receive housing benefit or council tax support, you must tell your local office immediately if you or the people living with you have…