DWP / DSS Tenants
DWP / DSS Tenants are notoriously seen as “Landlord cancer”. While I don’t necessarily agree that all DSS Tenants are bad news, I can understand why some Landlords refuse to deal with them.
I’ve had good and bad experiences with DSS tenants. But then again, I’ve had good and bad experiences with regular tenants as well.
This section goes into detail about DSS Tenants, including my own experiences.
Most Irritating Sentence Used By DSS Tenants: ‘I Have Worked Hard My Entire Life’
05 Apr 2011 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 57 Comments
It really gets on my saggy tits when a DSS Tenant says, “I have Worked Hard My Entire Life“, to imply that their not a “typical” DSS tenant, and it’s [...]
Landlords With DSS Tenants Could Receive a Grant Of £3,500 To Make Their Property More Energy Efficient
02 Jan 2011 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 17 Comments
I’m actually quite pissed off that I only recently found out about this scheme. Of course, I can’t apply for it now because I don’t currently have any DSS Tenants [...]
What Happens When A DSS Tenant Falls Into Arrears? Not Much!
13 Dec 2010 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 47 Comments
The other week, by coincidence, I happened to befriend a “Welfare rights officer”. Of all places, we met in a seedy local club located in Essex, where most people smelt [...]
FACT: Landlords Refusing DSS Tenants Is Well Justified
27 Jul 2010 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 66 Comments
Did anyone read the Daily Express newspaper on Saturday, 24th July, 2010? The front page was dedicated to rogue DSS tenants and how much they cost taxpayers. I’ll get onto [...]
I Refused A DSS Tenant Who’s Also My Friend
19 Jun 2010 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 6 Comments
I’ve slowly started to spread the word amongst my friends, family and those people I know, but don’t really know, about the vacant property I’m shortly due to be in [...]
The Council Stopped My DSS Tenant’s Benefits, I’ll Probably Starve To Death Now
21 Apr 2010 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 4 Comments
Earlier today, my one and only long-term faithful DSS tenant called me to explain how the council had suspended his benefits because the Tenancy Agreement fixed-term had ended. I was [...]
Why The Fuck Do The Council Side With Rent Dodging DSS Criminals?
08 Apr 2010 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 21 Comments
Why is it that when a DSS tenant falls into arrears, the local council ADVISE them to stay in the property until they are able to be legally evicted? A [...]
Tips For DSS Tenants That Can’t Find A Property To Rent
08 Mar 2010 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 46 Comments
I’m usually writing about DSS tenants in bad light, but that’s because I’ve had shitty experiences with them. However, I know there are a lot of genuinely decent DSS tenants [...]
Common Misconception: Rent Is Guaranteed With DSS Tenants
29 Dec 2009 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 18 Comments
I’ve heard a lot of people claiming that rent is guaranteed when Housing Benefit (HB) pay rent directly to the landlord on behalf of DSS tenants. It was actually the [...]
The Council Are So Shit To Landlords With Problem DSS Tenants (Part 2)
13 Oct 2009 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 20 Comments
I say “part 2″ because I’ve previously thrown my toys out of the pram over this shitty little issue, DSS Tenants And The Shitty Council. I’m writing about it again [...]
Reasons Why Landlords Shouldn’t Accept DSS Tenants
09 Aug 2009 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 276 Comments
Before anyone gets firmly on my tits about this, let me just clarify, this is a follow on article from The Positives Of DSS Tenants. So please, no angry hippies [...]
I Received An Email Of Complaint From A DSS Tenant
24 Apr 2009 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 26 Comments
Rightly or wrongly so, I found this email rather quite amusing. I always welcome constructive criticism because it usually makes a good read, but most importantly, it gives me a [...]
The Difference Between DSS Tenants on Housing Benefit (HB) And DSS Tenants On Local Housing Allowance (LHA)
16 Sep 2008 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 197 Comments
What’s the difference between Housing Benefit (HB) and Local Housing Allowance (LHA)? Basically, a tenant receiving financial aid from the council is either on Housing Benefits (HB) or Local Housing [...]
The Positives Of DSS Tenants
16 Sep 2008 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 42 Comments
I know I’ve been a pretentious little shitbag about DSS tenants lately, but I swear, I’m also very well aware of the blooming fruit DSS tenants can bring to the [...]
Tips For Taking On DSS Tenants
08 Sep 2008 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 97 Comments
In the past I’ve made it completely transparent that I don’t like taking on DSS tenants. Obviously i’m not the only one either, because the amount of “DSS NOT ACCEPTED” [...]
DSS Tenants And The Shitty Council
28 Nov 2007 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 33 Comments
I’ve decided it’s not worth getting involved with DSS tenants because of the incompetence of the local council (or at least my local council). They are so stupid and unwilling [...]
The Basic Guide To DSS Tenants
28 May 2007 / DWP / DSS Tenants / 46 Comments
With so many properties available to rent these days, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for landlords to fill vacancies, consequently landlords are having to be more flexible than ever. A lot [...]
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