Coming over here and taking our houses

[KentPhilip]

if you have to live on benefits then you dont have any respect for yourself let alone my properties.

Not all of them though. Some have genuine disabilities and cannot work.

[original PM]

I agree. Sadly we're stuck with a property in an area nobody wants to buy, where the vast majority of people are on benefits.

We'd be rid of it in a shot if we could, it's a constant source of stress.

OPM's fire services are what you need.......

[GB9]

Look on the HPC website for the Wilsons. They have previous.

[VectraMan]

I agree. Sadly we're stuck with a property in an area nobody wants to buy, where the vast majority of people are on benefits.

We'd be rid of it in a shot if we could, it's a constant source of stress.

I'll give you £50, without even knowing where or what it is.

When you say "nobody wants to buy", what you actually means is "nobody wants to pay the price we want".

It's a vicious circle: people need housing benefit because rents are so high; rents are so high because of housing benefit. The tenants don't care how much their rent is; it makes no difference to them as somebody else is paying. So it ends up being a gift from the state to the rich landlords, which in turn makes BTL an attractive investment and pushes up house prices, forcing even well off working people to rent and therefore pushing up rents, housing benefit and house prices.

[d000hg]

I'll give you £50, without even knowing where or what it is.

When you say "nobody wants to buy", what you actually means is "nobody wants to pay the price we want".

No, I mean nobody is looking to buy there. If an absolute steal came up, someone would buy it but they don't WANT to own a house on that street.

But for the pedantic I'll rephrase; losing tens of thousands of pounds is currently seen as even worse than keeping the place. However if we were better off I think we'd rather take the hit and be well rid.

[Zippy]

Jesus H! Yet another load of bullshit: from the CUK massive.

The bloke doesn't want benefit claimants and that is, as has been pointed out, a business decision. Not one based on his tenants (of which I am sure there are many) who do pay on time, rather on those who do not (or may not) pay on time.
Now, landlords have always had the legal power to evict people who don't pay. But what about the ones who do? Where are they going to live? Oh yes - the council will have to find them somewhere if they have kids. Where does the money for that come from? Catching on yet?
Wake up you utter bunch of sheep. This bloke is maximising his profits at the expense of your tax bills. Or pay your fecking cleaners/care home workers/bin collectors/bar staff/<other working poor> enough to fund their rent bill. Your choice (I've made mine).

[MarillionFan]

Jesus H! Yet another load of bulltulip from the CUK massive.

The bloke doesn't want benefit claimants and that is, as has been pointed out, a business decision. Not one based on his tenants (of which I am sure there are many) who do pay on time, rather on those who do not (or may not) pay on time.
Now, landlords have always had the legal power to evict people who don't pay. But what about the ones who do? Where are they going to live? Oh yes - the council will have to find them somewhere if they have kids. Where does the money for that come from? Catching on yet?
Wake up you utter bunch of sheep. This bloke is maximising his profits at the expense of your tax bills. Or pay your fecking cleaners/care home workers/bin collectors/bar staff/<other working poor> enough to fund their rent bill. Your choice (I've made mine).

Your housing benefit late again I see.

[Zippy]

Your housing benefit late again I see.

No. I dropped the cheque behind the mountain of Special Brew empties.

[MarillionFan]

No. I dropped the cheque behind the mountain of Special Brew empties.

Ah. You had Xmas with TestMangler. How nice.

[northernladyuk]

I don't rent to people on benefits. Two reasons, one they don't have any concept of work / money, two if you have to live on benefits then you dont have any respect for yourself let alone my properties.

You'll rent to anyone with enough loose change for a can of cider.