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Richmond council in London is joining forces with the charity Citizens Advice to help stop what it calls ‘discrimination’ against renters...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
A lettings agency is telling landlords to take more tenants claiming housing benefits. The agency in question says it’s wrong that some...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A BBC investigation into ‘No DSS’ statements on two prominent landlord websites has provoked campaigning charity Shelter into an attack on the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Robert Rinder, the reality TV celebrity and barrister, has joined the campaigning charity Shelter to oppose what he describes as illegal...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The practice of refusing to rent homes to those in receipt of housing benefit has been ruled unlawful this week, but...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords must not discriminate against benefit claimants, a court has ruled. A court case in York has ruled that blanket bans...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Metro Bank has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Nationwide were among a small group of mortgage lenders asked to give evidence at a select committee yesterday on restrictions around...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
An online petition calling on Rightmove to ban ‘No DSS’ wording in rental adverts has attracted more than 40,000 signatures. The petition...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Zoopla’s decision to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after announcing that it will end ‘No DSS’ wording...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Nationwide has announced that it will no longer prevent buy-to-let landlords from letting property to tenants in receipt of benefits. The move...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Zoopla will no longer allow letting agents and landlords to issue ‘blanket bans against tenants in receipt of housing-related benefits’ after...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The government plans to crackdown on BTL landlords and letting agents posting ‘no DSS’ adverts discriminating against tenants claiming housing benefit. Around...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News
NatWest has bowed to growing industry pressure by lifting restrictions on buy-to-let landlords renting to tenants in receipt of housing benefit. In...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The Welsh government is planning to introduce new incentives and other support to help encourage more landlords with properties in Wales...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Thousands of landlords and lettings agents across the country could be flouting equality laws by rejecting housing benefit claimants, according to...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Campaigners opposed to mortgage lenders allowing landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits tried to voice their discontent over the...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders have once again been criticised for not permitting landlords to rent property to people claiming benefits – this time...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Thousands of private landlords across the country understandably reject housing benefit claimants despite accusations that they are discriminating against those on...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Private landlords who reject housing benefit claimants could be breaking the law. A recent legal case saw single mother Rosie Keogh win...