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The Universal Credit Managed Migration pilot in Harrogate will begin this week, initially it was supposed to start on 17 July 2019, but was delayed as the regulations had not been passed.
Please find the below copy of the: The Universal Credit (Managed…

In 2012, a change in law made squatting in residential property a criminal offence. The inevitable consequence of this was an increase in the number of cases of squatting in commercial premises.  Squatting has now become a real issue for commercial lan…

Harrogate is the first area in Britain to trial a major new phase of Universal Credit. Up to 3,000 existing benefit claimants in the Yorkshire spa town are being moved to the six-in-one system starting this month, in the first test of “managed migratio…

I wanted to share this story, because it demonstrates the importance of direct payments from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit to Private Rented Sector (PRS) landlords.  Not only does it give landlords peace of mind, it also safeguards tenancies
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Since 3rd October 2018, working alongside The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Caridon Landlord Solutions has been piloting a new online system to allow rent payments, from tenants in receipt of Universal Credit, to be paid directly to Private R…

Caridon Landlord Solutions (CLS) was contacted by a landlord whose tenant was in more than 10 months of rent arrears.  The landlord had served the tenant with a Section 8 notice as a precaution but did not necessarily want to evict her if the Housing B…

Following the Government role out of Universal Credit, which replaced many existing social security benefits (including housing), Caridon Landlord Solutions has been helping landlords to prepare for the changes.
The challenges that both landlords and t…

Following the Government role out of Universal Credit, which replaced many existing social security benefits (including housing), Caridon Landlord Solutions has been helping landlords to prepare for the changes.
The challenges that both landlords and t…

Many of you will be aware of the Caridon Property Ltd v Monty Shooltz case.  In short, the landlord, Caridon Property, failed to obtain a possession order based on their Section 21 notice, because His Honour Judge Jan Luba QC ruled that that the requir…

The Right-to-Buy your council home, if you were a sitting tenant, was a key Conservative policy introduced in the 1980 Housing Act by Margaret Thatcher. All of a sudden, people who had never had the option before could realistically think about owning …

Managed Migration is due to roll out in July 2019 and it is important for us Landlords to understand how the process could affect our tenants. To date DWP have not announced the areas that they will first pilot the roll out
The post DWPS Managed Migrat…

By the end of this month, the two biggest property portals in Britain, Rightmove and Zoopla, will no longer allow ‘No DSS’ lettings listings i.e. those that state tenants who receive housing benefits cannot rent an advertised home.
The decision by the …

Since the roll out of Universal Credit many landlords have become more and more frustrated in DWP’s consistencies.
Recently, we have seen a large amount of complaints from landlords regarding DWP’s current complaint process. DWP are failing…

Caridon Landlord Solutions and Caridon Property understands that setting up Alternative Payment Arrangements can help tenants claiming Universal Credit if they are experiencing difficulties.
Find out how you can support your tenants today.
Help with pa…

Minister for Families, Supported Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson:
I understand that Universal Credit has felt like a huge cultural change for many private landlords, their staff and tenants.
Universal Credit is a flexible benefit that g…