Comments on: The Council Are So Shit To Landlords With Problem DSS Tenants (Part 2) http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/ DOCUMENTING ONE MAN'S JOURNEY TO BECOMING A PROPERTY MILLIONAIRE Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:45:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Benji http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-171899 Benji Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:06:21 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-171899 David, What happens when you go bust? E.g You build up 3 or 4 months of all your punter's rent money and then disappear to Spain with it overnight. You are offering a payment service, therefore you are not covered by the FSA financial services compensation scheme. David,

What happens when you go bust?
E.g You build up 3 or 4 months of all your punter’s rent money and then disappear to Spain with it overnight.
You are offering a payment service, therefore you are not covered by the FSA financial services compensation scheme.

]]> By: David Booth http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-171887 David Booth Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-171887 I would like to introduce a new company to you all not only helping landlords but helping councils. We are called Tasker Payment Services and we offer a one of it's kind payment service for DSS claimants and their landlords. Customers who do not have a bank account, or have large overdrafts eating into their Local Housing Allowance can use our service to have the peace of mind that their rent is paid straight to their landlord's bank account on time, every time. We are fully registered with the FSA (registration number 564939) and can be found on the FSA's register of payment service providers. So how can we help you? Well in the first instance councils can only normally pay the landlord directly if the tennant is: vulnerable and can't manage their financial affairs unlikely to pay their rent and have got into arrears before in rent arrears of eight weeks or more (the 8 week arrears period takes into account an advance payment, if this is part of the tenancy agreement) But what if this could be avoided in the first place? meaning the council don't have to deal with lengthy paper work, back log of arrears and potentially councils could get more landlords advertising for DSS tennants because they know they are going to get paid! All the landlords have to do is go to our website fill out the forms along with the tennat and they get paid by us. Take a look at www.taskerpaymentservices.co.uk I would like to introduce a new company to you all not only helping landlords but helping councils.
We are called Tasker Payment Services and we offer a one of it’s kind payment service for DSS claimants and their landlords. Customers who do not have a bank account, or have large overdrafts eating into their Local Housing Allowance can use our service to have the peace of mind that their rent is paid straight to their landlord’s bank account on time, every time.
We are fully registered with the FSA (registration number 564939) and can be found on the FSA’s register of payment service providers.

So how can we help you? Well in the first instance councils can only normally pay the landlord directly if the tennant is:

vulnerable and can’t manage their financial affairs
unlikely to pay their rent and have got into arrears before
in rent arrears of eight weeks or more (the 8 week arrears period takes into account an advance payment, if this is part of the tenancy agreement)

But what if this could be avoided in the first place? meaning the council don’t have to deal with lengthy paper work, back log of arrears and potentially councils could get more landlords advertising for DSS tennants because they know they are going to get paid!

All the landlords have to do is go to our website fill out the forms along with the tennat and they get paid by us.
Take a look at http://www.taskerpaymentservices.co.uk

]]> By: David Booth http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-170260 David Booth Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:08:39 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-170260 A solution for landlords & councils I would like to take my time to introduce you to our new company Tasker Payment Services. The company is designed as a one of it's kind payment service for DSS claimants and their landlords. Customers who do not have a bank account, or have large overdrafts eating into their Local Housing Allowance can use our service to have the peace of mind that their rent is paid straight to their landlord's bank account on time, every time. With much experience in dealing with such payments, landlords can rely on Tasker Payment Services to provide them and their tenants with a reliable and secure way of receiving their rent. We are fully registered with the FSA (registration number 564939) and can be found on the FSA's register of payment service providers. The idea behind our company is simple the tennant agrees to pay our company (Tasker Payment Services) the money they get from the LHA and the landlord gets paid from us fortnightly. All we take £4.00 transaction fee for transferring the money to the landlords bank account. This also helps out the council because they dont have to deal with arrears and it could help the council because more landlords would want to register because they know they are going to get paid. If you would like to visit our website http://taskerpaymentservices.co.uk/ and read a little more about us if you have any questions please feel free to ask. A solution for landlords & councils

I would like to take my time to introduce you to our new company Tasker Payment Services. The company is designed as a one of it’s kind payment service for DSS claimants and their landlords. Customers who do not have a bank account, or have large overdrafts eating into their Local Housing Allowance can use our service to have the peace of mind that their rent is paid straight to their landlord’s bank account on time, every time.
With much experience in dealing with such payments, landlords can rely on Tasker Payment Services to provide them and their tenants with a reliable and secure way of receiving their rent.
We are fully registered with the FSA (registration number 564939) and can be found on the FSA’s register of payment service providers.

The idea behind our company is simple the tennant agrees to pay our company (Tasker Payment Services) the money they get from the LHA and the landlord gets paid from us fortnightly. All we take £4.00 transaction fee for transferring the money to the landlords bank account.
This also helps out the council because they dont have to deal with arrears and it could help the council because more landlords would want to register because they know they are going to get paid.
If you would like to visit our website http://taskerpaymentservices.co.uk/ and read a little more about us if you have any questions please feel free to ask.

]]> By: Liz http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-121322 Liz Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:22:12 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-121322 I agree with every word. And I'm a DSS tenant. I agree with every word. And I’m a DSS tenant.

]]> By: agibsonallan http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106448 agibsonallan Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:31:54 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-106448 Benefit cheats told not to pay any rent in glasgow and edinburgh EXCLUSIVE By Iain Harrison COUNCILS are advising rent-dodging benefit claimants how to avoid eviction. Landlords claim local authorities routinely tell tenants who refuse to pay rent to stay put until the owner gets a court order.as we dont have a council house for you Full story in The Sunday Post Benefit cheats told not to pay any rent
in glasgow and edinburgh

EXCLUSIVE
By Iain Harrison

COUNCILS are advising rent-dodging benefit claimants how to avoid eviction.

Landlords claim local authorities routinely tell tenants who refuse to pay rent to stay put until the owner gets a court order.as we dont have a council house for you

Full story in The Sunday Post

]]> By: kevin http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-101971 kevin Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:22:46 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-101971 i recently took on a tenant claiming housing benefit in brent the tenant moved in and visited the property over 2 days only i obviously became concerned after not seeing him using the premises (with the aid of internet linked CCTV !) and contacted the council . i was told that i have no right to any information regarding this and they even suggested that he may be on HOLIDAY !!! i wont bother you with detail but i finally evicted him 7 weeks later and he escaped with £637.00 paid direct by Brent Council, basically FRAUD !! i have never recieved any letters regarding this from the council Hmmmmm !anybody want to buy some old cloths and a pair of size 9 worn out trainers, only joking i now have to keep these for 3 months as this is his rights and after that he has up to 7 years to contact me enquirering as to the whereabouts of his PROPERTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i recently took on a tenant claiming housing benefit in brent
the tenant moved in and visited the property over 2 days only
i obviously became concerned after not seeing him using the premises (with the aid of internet linked CCTV !) and contacted the council . i was told that i have no right to any information regarding this and they even suggested that he may be on HOLIDAY !!! i wont bother you with detail but i finally evicted him 7 weeks later and he escaped with £637.00 paid direct by Brent Council, basically FRAUD !! i have never recieved any letters regarding this from the council Hmmmmm !anybody want to buy some old cloths and a pair of size 9 worn out trainers, only joking i now have to keep these for 3 months as this is his rights and after that he has up to 7 years to contact me enquirering as to the whereabouts of his PROPERTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-94903 Lawrence Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:48:59 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-94903 How about the other point of view, my partner and I are professionals we were both made redundant within months of each other. We applied for all the usual benefits but due to a simple error the council were able to avoid paying our rent for two months. Regardless of the fact that we both paid tax and NI for over twenty years. We are now in rent arrears for the first time ever. We get £100 per week to keep two adults and our 15 year old son. Tried appealing turned down flat, the council don't give a shit if we are evicted any more than they give a shit if you don't get your rent, the ONLY thing councils give a shit about is collecting money PERIOD. Our rent is £400 per month which the council now pay to us and we pass on to our landlord we asked that the rent be paid directly to the landlord, they refused. We give our landlord an extra £40 per month towards the arrears which is the very best we can afford. My partner got a job which lasted four weeks before she was made redundant again, we had to reclaim all the benefits which took six weeks to sort out. We are lucky that our long suffering landlord is aware how useless the council is otherwise we would have been on the streets long since. Councils are totally unaccountable and a law unto themselves, the staff have a 'surly, holier than thou' attitude towards anyone on benefits who they clearly treat as a lower form of life. One final point when you claim jobseekers you have to make a separate claim for housing benefit which is not paid from the date of the jobseekers claim but from the date the council staff open your claim envelope which can be anything up to two weeks later immediately putting you in rent arrears. According to our Council this is all within the rules.................. How about the other point of view, my partner and I are professionals we were both made redundant within months of each other. We applied for all the usual benefits but due to a simple error the council were able to avoid paying our rent for two months. Regardless of the fact that we both paid tax and NI for over twenty years. We are now in rent arrears for the first time ever. We get £100 per week to keep two adults and our 15 year old son.
Tried appealing turned down flat, the council don’t give a shit if we are evicted any more than they give a shit if you don’t get your rent, the ONLY thing councils give a shit about is collecting money PERIOD.
Our rent is £400 per month which the council now pay to us and we pass on to our landlord we asked that the rent be paid directly to the landlord, they refused. We give our landlord an extra £40 per month towards the arrears which is the very best we can afford.
My partner got a job which lasted four weeks before she was made redundant again, we had to reclaim all the benefits which took six weeks to sort out. We are lucky that our long suffering landlord is aware how useless the council is otherwise we would have been on the streets long since.
Councils are totally unaccountable and a law unto themselves, the staff have a ‘surly, holier than thou’ attitude towards anyone on benefits who they clearly treat as a lower form of life. One final point when you claim jobseekers you have to make a separate claim for housing benefit which is not paid from the date of the jobseekers claim but from the date the council staff open your claim envelope which can be anything up to two weeks later immediately putting you in rent arrears. According to our Council this is all within the rules………………

]]> By: Michael Kenton http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-87732 Michael Kenton Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:06:03 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-87732 I deal a lot with a council in NW London for LHA tenants and find them pretty good. However, councils are not aware that if rent is one month and one day overdue it should be paid directly to the landlord, see Doncaster V Coventry City Council. In my opinion if the tenant is not passing on rent to the landlord which they receive from DSS it is fraud and should be treated as such! I deal a lot with a council in NW London for LHA tenants and find them pretty good. However, councils are not aware that if rent is one month and one day overdue it should be paid directly to the landlord, see Doncaster V Coventry City Council.
In my opinion if the tenant is not passing on rent to the landlord which they receive from DSS it is fraud and should be treated as such!

]]> By: paul http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-82854 paul Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:14:03 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-82854 1) As landlords we DONT rent houses to twats, we look long and hard at people, and even take up references, they end up claiming benefits, often NOT their fault, the council steps in to give them a helping hand, the tenent then THINKS that this money is theirs to spend, and away we go. The point we are trying through gritted teeth to fucking make is that the money is called HOUSING BENEFIT, its there to keep a roof over their heads, why o fucking why do folk keep banging on about it being the landlords job to collect the rent, if its the stupid fucking governments responsibility to pay housing benifit then logically its in the governments/councils interests for that money to go where its supposed to FUCKING WELL GO! Not on 20 fags, 20 scratch cards and a fucking weekend in Cleethorpes. 1) As landlords we DONT rent houses to twats, we look long and hard at people, and even take up references, they end up claiming benefits, often NOT their fault, the council steps in to give them a helping hand, the tenent then THINKS that this money is theirs to spend, and away we go.
The point we are trying through gritted teeth to fucking make is that the money is called HOUSING BENEFIT, its there to keep a roof over their heads, why o fucking why do folk keep banging on about it being the landlords job to collect the rent, if its the stupid fucking governments responsibility to pay housing benifit then logically its in the governments/councils interests for that money to go where its supposed to FUCKING WELL GO! Not on 20 fags, 20 scratch cards and a fucking weekend in Cleethorpes.

]]> By: julia http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/the-council-are-so-shit-to-landlords-with-dss-tenants-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-82762 julia Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:55:41 +0000 http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/?p=2133#comment-82762 Yes i agree its a f***************************g nightmare with dss l.h.a tenants i have had 4 years of crap and even if you use a letting agent they produce rubbish tenants who abuse the system and comitt frud by stealing all my money that is owed to me ie rent the council are useless and yoy have to threatin court action against them if they fail to pay the landlord direct after 2 mths of arrears i have even contacted my mp to sort out this problem l.h.a payments should never be paid direct to the tenant it is fraud when they do not pass on the rent sods up landllords lifes living in r.ct south wales due to these gits i have ended up ion this dhss land of theives bring back direct payments to landlords . Julia Aberdare Yes i agree its a f***************************g nightmare with dss l.h.a tenants i have had 4 years of crap and even if you use a letting agent they produce rubbish tenants who abuse the system and comitt frud by stealing all my money that is owed to me ie rent the council are useless and yoy have to threatin court action against them if they fail to pay the landlord direct after 2 mths of arrears i have even contacted my mp to sort out this problem l.h.a payments should never be paid direct to the tenant it is fraud when they do not pass on the rent sods up landllords lifes living in r.ct south wales due to these gits i have ended up ion this dhss land of theives bring back direct payments to landlords .
Julia
Aberdare

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