howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
24 October 2010
13:0076364been reading this morning about the new caps coming in next april.
the most any claimant will get weekly is £.400 for a 4 bed house, £.340 for a 3 bed house, £.250 for a 1 bed property.
seems very high to me and obviously costing the tax payer a small fortune, the problem is in london and other major hubs the market rates are higher.
landlords will not reduce rents because they know that they can get the full whack from well paid professionals.
now here is the rub, london councils have been procuring bed and breakfast accommodation in locations that are cheaper.
hastings has already been mentioned.
this will mean that 82,000 families will be relocated all over the place, a total of 200,000 people.
we have enough landlords locally that will be licking their lips at the prospect of getting revenue from their otherwise uninhabitable properties.
24 October 2010
13:4176373From a social point of view it sucks too - it means more families having to move away from their circles of support, and it is notoriously harder to get jobs etc from a B&B address than from a stable and settled domestic address. The up side is that for a tiny minority moving away from circles of support is exactly what they need to do. Howard - those rents seem bloody good to me!!
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24 October 2010
14:1776377"Circles of Support" not heard of that one before, Bern.
Watty
24 October 2010
14:2076378Nice, eh? Cutting edge,me!
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24 October 2010
14:2476379Old or new speak ,even a Bern original!!
Watty
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
24 October 2010
14:3076382they will still have their circles of support here in dover.
just different branches of kfc, mcd, wetherspoons and money shops.
brighthouse are even opening a new branch next week to make them feel welcome.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
25 October 2010
21:0676624just been watching "panorama" about incredibly bad landlords.
hard to believe that they recieve over 3 billion pounds of our money to house the less well off in houses overrun by mould, rising damp, dangerous electrical points, no heating or hot water, leaky roofs and a lot more.
the problem goes on and on and will now be made worse by the spending review.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
- Posts: 3,205
25 October 2010
21:1876625My daughter lived in a house where the bathroom had black mould on the ceiling and it dripped with water,she complained to her Landlord and to the agent,then she had a visit from her landlord who told her not to complain,the reason the mould was there was because she had a hole in her roof.
When my daughter withheld her rent,against my advice her landlord threatened her that at 8am on Monday morning he was coming round with 'The Mills's'.So I went round and waited and guess what a builder turned up and checked the roof and said you have got a hole in it.The landlord then text her and said don't tell the agent text me directly.
Then the Landlord said he didn't want to deal with the agent,would she sign an agreement between the 2 of them Landlord and Tenant,my daughter had always got on well with the agent,and again I advised her not to sign as the agent acts as a referee in some disputes so she didn't sign,so he put up her rent by 20%
Outcome my daughter hopefully moves this week.All this with a baby that is only 6months old.It is not always the tenants fault.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
25 October 2010
21:3176626I don't think the spending review will make any difference, bad or should I say greedy landlords have always been around and always will be.
There should be a way the rent payments can be held by neutral party when a property is as bad as those shown tonight. The landlord then only gets paid when the property is repaired and is up to standard.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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25 October 2010
21:4476628the problem is certain to get worse jan.
the people shunted from london will be easy prey for the dire landlords at the bottom end of the market(london road for example),
some of these flats and houses are not fit for human habitation.
because the rents are lower the benefits agency will cough up the rent.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
25 October 2010
22:0276631No doubt the libdems will insist on new rules on accommodation standards. Buy shares in any company selling 42 inch plasma tvs, leather 3 piece suites and top of the range kitchens.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
25 October 2010
22:1076641Howard and that is just the MOD providing married quarters for the troops
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
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While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
25 October 2010
22:1276642Oi Howard there is nothing wrong with London Road
We certainly have a better class of rifraff down here than you have up on Clarendon
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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- Posts: 62,352
25 October 2010
22:1276643another issue altogether ross, valid all the same though.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
26 October 2010
00:0976654I'm digging a garden tomorrow, for someone who wants to plant vegetables next Spring. So there is some work going. Yesterday I did heating-installation for someone preparing for Winter. May-be some landlords have a garden to dig? I've got some gardening tools, but work is getting a bit drawn out lately, not too much going.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
26 October 2010
07:5476664I helped a young Mum recently who had a serious problem with maggots would you believe -and dead rats.
The house was in Clarendon and rented from a well known family who rent properties.
Sometimes it's difficult to appreciate how awful some people's living conditions are.
There is simply no excuse for landlords renting out bad properties and I believe agents should play a part in monitoring this too.
Money comes easy to any landlord through the housing benefit system; no one should (have to) live in squalor.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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- Posts: 62,352
26 October 2010
09:0676683i think i know who the landlord is you refer to roger, owns many dilapidated properties.
i hasten to add there are also good landlords, the houses either side of me are rented and in excellent condition, the tenants are always carefully selected too.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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26 October 2010
17:5276746I couldn't say on here Howard of course and I don't know if they have a lot of dilapidated houses for rent, but as I said earlier, there's just no excuse. Mind you, there's a lot of suspect tenants out there too.
I don't know other peoples' thoughts on letting-agents, but when I was Business Support Manager in Steve Davies's office in Worthington Street, hearing what was going on and the way the girls there related to their tenants and landlords, I would rcommend them to anyone - tenant and/or landlord.
Roger
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
26 October 2010
17:5776748Yes there are good and bad landlords
in my short 25 years on the council, I came across a 18 year old with a baby n a bedsit, no room for clothes/personal gear, just enough room to walk around the bed. and the landlord barged in whenever he wanted.
Gave her an egg each day even tho she doesnt eat eggs, boosting the landlords profit.
I went through the far rents office(who were a waste of time and have little power)
And in the end I got this landlord closed down, but that was after he threatened to come to my works(i did say, im gong no where)
also threats
I promised him i would do everything in my power to get him closed down if he didnt make vast improvements
He didn't so i carried out my promise
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
26 October 2010
18:2476754good stuff keith.
roger
of course there are bad tenants, the landlords either side of me make sure that they do not house them.
the tenants are thoroughly vetted and must have details of their employers.
i have the name and number of both landlords if there are problems.