New research from the National Landlords’ Association (NLA) claims that around one half of private landlords can’t afford to rent to tenants on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) because of government cuts. In a recent survey, 53% of landlords said they believed renting to tenants on benefits is now unaffordable; over two-thirds didn’t expect to have [...]
Local Housing Allowance
Benefit cuts make letting unaffordable
New research from the National Landlords’ Association (NLA) claims that around one half of private landlords can’t afford to rent to tenants on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) because of government cuts. In a recent survey, 53% of landlords said they believed renting to tenants on benefits is now unaffordable; over two-thirds didn’t expect to have [...]
LHA changes impact 1.3 million private tenants
Benefit reforms taking effect from 1st January could leave over a million low income families with shortfalls in their rent payments, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). New research from the Institute also suggests that across the UK rents on over 800,000 homes are no longer viable for low income families because of [...]
LHA changes impact 1.3 million private tenants
Benefit reforms taking effect from 1st January could leave over a million low income families with shortfalls in their rent payments, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). New research from the Institute also suggests that across the UK rents on over 800,000 homes are no longer viable for low income families because of [...]
Landlords shun housing benefit tenants
Government caps on housing benefit payments could result in three quarters of landlords withdrawing from the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) market. In a survey by the National Landlords’ Association (NLA) 77% of landlords with LHA tenants said they are either considering, or already taking, steps to reduce their involvement in the LHA market. A quarter [...]
Calculator removes uncertainty over LHA cuts
Settled Housing Solutions Consultancy Service (SHS) has produced a calculator that enables landlords, letting agents, and social housing providers to see at a glance how changes to Housing Benefit, due in April, will affect claimant tenants.
The desk-top device provides current Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and forecasts the impact that changes, such as new LHA [...]
MPs wary of benefit cuts in the private rental sector
An influential committee of MPs has expressed “a level of uncertainty” regarding the impact of the Government’s proposed housing benefit cuts.
A new report from the Work and Pensions Select Committee focuses particularly on claimants of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in the private rental sector, who face new caps in LHA on property size, plus an [...]
