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housing benefit cutbacks
libcom.org
The new Local Housing Allowance, the cap for housing benefits, is currently at the median of local rents, ie. at fifty per cent. ...
LHA cuts a “recipe for destitution”Home Move

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LHA cuts a “recipe for destitution”
Home Move
He adds: “A link to CPI will rapidly and relentlessly erode what local housing allowance can pay for and provides a recipe for destitution.”

MPs debate Unscrupulous Landlords
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
The Government spend millions of pounds on the private rented sector through the local housing allowance, and as a major customer in the sector, ...

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Parties split on housing benefit cap effect on Enfield
Enfield & Haringey Independent
The Lib Dem-Tory coalition has announced a £400-a-week cap on the local housing allowance, a move which London Council believes will see more than 14000 ...

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Landlord confidence falls following benefit cuts
The Move Channel
Landlords also expressed concern about planned cuts to the Local Housing Allowance which could lead to more rent arrears. Chris Norris, Policy Manager, NLA, ...
MPs debate Unscrupulous LandlordsDeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
Landlords brace themselves for benefit capsCitywire.co.uk

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24dash (press release)
Warning over housing benefit cuts
Financial Times
From October 2011 the local housing allowance rate would be set at the 30th percentile of local rents, the government said. At present, the system pays at ...
Warning over housing benefit cutsThe Press Association
Housing benefit cuts are "recipe for destitution"Mortgage Strategy

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24dash (press release)
Warning over housing benefit cuts
The Press Association
The British Property Federation (BPF) said cuts to the local housing allowance (LHA) could be a "recipe for destitution" for up to 800000 people, ...
Housing benefit cuts are "recipe for destitution"Mortgage Strategy

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Housing benefit cuts are "recipe for destitution"
Mortgage Strategy
The BPF says the cuts will be hard for up to 800000 claimants of Local Housing Allowance, who may be forced to move away from employment hot spots because ...

More buy to let property investment needed to satisfy buoyant lettings market
Residential Landlord
“Added to the forthcoming cuts to Local Housing Allowance and the possibility of increased interest rates, it is clear any increase in rents will be quickly ...

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Homelessness could "surge" in the district
Halstead Gazette
In the Braintree district there are 1520 households currently receiving local housing allowance, according to the charity Crisis. ...

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Landlords brace themselves for benefit caps
Citywire.co.uk
There are concerns that cutbacks in Local Housing Allowance will push increasing numbers of tenants into arrears. ...

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Tax inheritance and help tenants to build their assets
The Guardian
... the Labour government, with the local housing allowance, and now the coalition, with housing benefit caps, have created more debt by forcing the poorest ...

Benefit cuts to hit women hardest
Inside Housing
The government plans to implement housing benefit caps for private renters of between £250 and £400 a week and to set local housing allowance rates using ...

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Government's Proposals For Welfare Reform - 21st Century Welfare
Residential Landlords Assoc.
This is separate to the proposals for reform of housing benefits/local housing allowance (“LHA”) set out in the Emergency Budget. ...

MP warns that housing cuts will hit the poor
Irvine Herald
Figures from the Department of Work and Pensions show that 97 per cent of UK households reliant on local housing allowance will be affected by the cuts with ...

Landlord confidence falls for first time since 2008
Rated People
There was also concern that government cuts to the Local Housing Allowance could lead to a rise in rent arrears. NLA policy manager Chris Norris said: ...
Buy to let insurance: Landlord confidence fallsStride
Landlord confidence dropsMortgage Introducer

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90% of landlords in South East will be hit by government rent caps
Mortgage Solutions
The Chancellor announced plans in June to cap the level of Local Housing Allowance (LHA) payable to between £250 per week for a one-bedroom property and to ...
Landlords unmoved by new LHA limitsHome Move

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NLA finds landlord confidence drops
Rentman Software
"Furthermore, cuts to Local Housing Allowance are causing concern to many landlords as it could leave their tenants struggling to pay their rent," he added. ...
Landlord confidence dropsMortgage Introducer

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Buy to let insurance: Landlord confidence falls
Stride
Furthermore, cuts to Local Housing Allowance is causing concern to many landlords as it could leave their tenants struggling to pay their rent. ...
Landlord confidence falls for first time since 2008Rated People
Landlord confidence dropsMortgage Introducer

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Landlord Confidence Drops on Back of Housing Benefit Cuts and CGT Increase
NLA News (press release)
Landlords also expressed concern about planned cuts to the Local Housing Allowance which could lead to more rent arrears. "Despite gains over the past two ...

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