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Bassetlaw Residential Landlords Association
The next BRLA event will be held on Wednesday 9th June 2010 at
7pm at the Old Vicarage, Elkesley. The guest speaker is
Richard Welsh who is an accountant from the local accountancy firm,
Saul Fairholme. He will be giving advise on end of year
returns, and expenses which can be claimed.
For further information on this event please contact Susan Jubb
on 01777 838522.
New service charge deductions from April 2010
From April 2010, the standard fuel deductions the Benefits
Unit may make from inclusive rents have not changed, but meals
deductions have. This is where services such as fuel or meals are
included in the rent but not eligible for Housing Benefit. The
changes are as follow:
Heating ..……..…...£21.55 per
week
Hot
Water….…...…..£2.50 per week
Lighting.…………….£1.75
per week
Cooking.………..…..£2.50
per week
All fuel………….….£28.30
per week
All fuel (1
room)….£12.90 per week
Cooking (1
room)….£2.50 per week
Meals - Adults over 16yrs-
weekly
3 or more meals a
day…..£23.35
Less than 3 meals a
day..£15.50
Breakfast
only…………….£2.85
Meals–Children under 16yrs-
weekly
3 or more meals a
day….£11.80
Less than 3 meals a
day..£7.80
Breakfast
only…………….£2.85
You may wish to consider these if re-setting your inclusive
rents for 2010.
Government Introduces Tenancy Deposit schemes
Tenancy deposit law was introduced on 6th April 2007 to give
more protection to tenants by preventing landlords and letting
agents from unfairly with holding a tenant's deposit.
From 6 April 2007, all deposits (up to the level of £25,000)
taken by landlords and letting agents for Assured Shorthold
Tenancies in England and Wales, must be protected by a tenancy
deposit protection scheme.
What are Tenancy Deposit Schemes?
There are two types of protection scheme available,
- Insurance-based schemes
- Custodial schemes
Both schemes provide a free dispute resolution service..... more
details can be found on the DirectGov
website.
You can also download leaflets for yourself and your tenant
(in English & Polish) on our forms & leaflets to download page.
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updates and events in your area.
Last Updated - 03/06/2010