Comments on: Common Misconception: Rent Is Guaranteed With DSS Tenants

By: disabled

disabled — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:38:26 +0000

hi every one .
i understand the frustration of the landlords , when they dont get a good deal from tennents, who have no regard for the landlords who rent to people on hb.
but as some have said , i am 40 and had two strokes , a teacher hve 3 children, and my landlord wants his house back november , so we are to be homeless in eastbourne for xmass.
i have one months rent , one months deposit , admin fees , holding fees. and have a guaratour.
but no-one will help our situation.
and will not offer us a home , because of what some tennets do.
please remember we are not all from the same mould.
i had worked for 30 years paying my taxs and ni , for what .
but some of us are worth the chance

By: clever

clever — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:05:52 +0000

whatever – i dropped the rent to accommodate DSS tenant and am now 2 months short on rent and she has been on holiday to Lanzarote and oh did I forget to say – a new car!!!!!!!

you dropped the rent? idiot

By: mark

mark — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:10:43 +0000

i have a tenant and all he has to pay is £63 p/m he hasnt payed for 2 month now wont answer phone/letters we use letting agent who are garbage “all they say is well we tried to ring him and sent letters” but they didnt even have the sence to get a phone number from the guarantor,he did pay a bond which will cover what he hasnt payed for the rest of the 4 months but if he recks the house before he goes then the bond will get swollowed up doing repairs leaving nothing for missed rent
i was going to go see him or post a letter from me giving him a bit of harsh word does anyone think this is wise? any ideas im lost with what to do.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:49:14 +0000

Well, Timea, if you came to me I would take you because you are working but on a low wage, although I would insist on a guarantor, which I hope you agree is reasonable. It is ridiculous to have a blanket ban on DSS without looking at peoples’ circumstances. However, it is a buyer’s market and if landlords have the choice of taking non-DSS people then they normally will, because on balance they get paid more reliably. The situation is getting worse as well because landlords know that local housing allowance will decrease next year which means chasing bigger top-ups, so I hope you get somewhere sorted for yourself soon.

By: Timea

Timea — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:37:41 +0000

I understand that Landlords are not to keen on taking DSS clients due to extra paperwork and sadly to bad reputation.

However not everybody is the same. I am a teacher for instance and also a single mum. Sadly my income alone would not be enough to go private and therefore I need help from the council. Now I am struggling to find a place for ourselves as the majority of agencies just simply say no to DSS or LHA clients. I have brilliant references and have regular income yet no place to go… It is really sad and dissapointing. What is the solution???Please dear Landlords consider that not all DSS clients are the same. The majority of us decent people with good reputation looking for a home to live…Regards, T. (London)

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:03:27 +0000

As a landlord with a bad experience with a DSS tenant and the HB system. Im sure I read somewhere that if it is found that HB has been overpaid to a tenant and passed onto the landlord then the landlord is responsible for paying this back!! Its funny how they are quick to get involved when they are owed money and ignore the landlord when the tenant has chosen to spend the rent money on a new flat screen!!

By: whatever!

whatever! — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:08:16 +0000

I am appalled at the comment above from Annoyed. You have obviously missed the point that honest hard working landlords on here were trying to make – It is not all DSS just a few bad eggs which happen in so many different cases and they are advising others to beware!!! To then say that landlords are taking from the public is a narrow minded and bitter statement to make. You are obviously very raw about your situation and probably never expected to be on benefits yourself but without people renting out their own properties to other people there would be a lot of homeless poeple out there!!!!!! You will be surprised at how little landlords make in this current economic climate – i dropped the rent to accommodate DSS tenant and am now 2 months short on rent and she has been on holiday to Lanzarote and oh did I forget to say – a new car!!!!!!! Eviction notice will not have to be sent and I for one (single mother of 3) have learnt from my mistakes and will not touch DSS again as DSS is paid directly to the tenant for them to pass to the landlord in many respects. Landlords have no chance!!

By: The Landlord

The Landlord — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:52:24 +0000

Annoyed: It’s the landlord’s right to charge as much/little as he wants for his property. No one is forced to rent the property.

Of course we’re going to complain when the rent isn’t paid in full. If you can’t afford the rent, then don’t rent a property at that rate.

It’s like someone buying a Ferrari, and then complaining they can’t pay the finance.

By: Twattybollocks

Twattybollocks — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:04:48 +0000

Yada yada yada…………. heard it all before.

By: Annoyed

Annoyed — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:55:09 +0000

Reading the comments of some landlords, it made my blood boil.
After working all my life i have become a tenant on DSS from no fault of my own, but through ill health. Find most landlords treat people on benifit as low life, when they themselves often let out substand properties, charge the earth, then conplain when they do not get the full rent, after all DSS benifits come from the public purse, it is them who are ripping off the state, they are only in it for a fast buck, and wouldn’t live themselves in some of their properties, but expect us to, stop moaning landlords, we keep you in business, If there was more council houses, we wouldn’t need you!!!