Hi again

My letting agent has found an LHA tennant for my property, but as i had a bad experience last year with tennants miss using there rent and not paying me, i have asked for the tennant to get the rent paid direct to me, L/A have told me they are getting it sorted but should i let her move in before im 100% certain i have the rent paid to me? because i dont trust the L/A, my fear is they let her move in then she comes up with a story saying they wont pay me rent direct and then she stops paying rent?

Is it important to get landlord redirection? or ami being to cautious, they do have a guarantor.

Dave

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As of 1st April, you can get LHA paid direct if it is a condition of the landlords tenancy agreement - so you should have no problems IF you have a clause in your AST saying that eviction proceedings will occur if the landlord is NOT paid the LHA directly.

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Great thanks paul i will forward that to my incompetant L/A

Many thanks

Dave

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I was add to Paul's reply that the DWP guidance is to give LHA direct if the landlord has reduced the rent to enable the tenant to secure and retain the tenancy.

So basically as long as you are not charging above the tenants LHA entitlement, you will be okay.

However, make sure that you have a letting agent that knows LHA! Many don't.

LHADirect - Local Housing Allowance (LHA) : Directgov - Do it online

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adding to my post above - this is a REMINDER TO ALL on the forum :

I've put together a comprehensive report detailing the LHA changes - visit: Register LHAtraining.co.uk to download a FREE copy.

* I put it together as I've had a huge influx of emails from people asking me what's going on with the new regs - hopefully this will stop me getting swamped & give full clarity.
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I've thought of a few creative 'angles' that may come in handy for those seeking direct payment... have also clarified the legislation in regards this.

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Mornin

In Donny you can get direct from day 1 if you charge the LHA rate..another way of doing it is to charge the LHA rate and charge £10 per week contribution to bills .

Kim

There was an interesting interview yesterday on BBC world 24-hour news with Ray Woolford of the RLA. The discussion was on the changes that the Government are bringing in via article 4.

If you wish to see the interviews they were broadcasted at 08:10 to 08:15 and 09:10 to 09:15. In the second interview a representative of Shelter was present.

In the initial interview Ray said
1 - when an Assured Shorterm Tenancy Agreement is issued and it is allowed to run without being renewed it becomes an Assured Tenancy after two years. He went on to say it then becomes more difficult and expensive to evict the tenant.

The following link gives an explanation of a Assured Shorterm Tenancy Agreement and Assured Tenancy. http://www.communities.gov.uk/docume...pdf/138289.pdf

Many of our tenants have been with us for longer than 2 years. It is our believe that we can serve a section 21 on our tenants when we require our property back, once the initial six months have lapsed, and give no reason.

Can anyone expand further on the idea that an Assured Shorterm Tenancy Agreement becomes an Assured Tenancy after two years?

2 - He went on to say he favoured the lease idea but was not given the time to explain further. Anyone have any idea what this encompasses?

Steve