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Landlord leader calls for peace talks with tenant campaigners
Ben Beadle of the NRLA has written to renter groups to find 'common ground', and stop them fighting with landlords.
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Lettings boss says firm ‘has been unfairly targeted’ over No DSS T&Cs
James Gesner's agency website has had text removed after local paper pointed it could be considered discriminatory.
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City to ban agents using No DSS adverts and other ‘discriminatory’ tactics
A cross-party motion put to Oxford council calls for selective licensing to be used to stop discrimination against tenants on Universal Credit.
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REVEALED: Why many private landlords won’t rent to tenants on benefits
In-depth report that examine private rental market and how landlords have been abandoned by government explains why 'No DSS' attitudes persist.
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Campaigners target lettings agency over ‘No DSS’ tenant rejection
ACORN says agency sent tenants email saying landlord 'did not have insurance cover' for renters on Universal Credit.
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Tenants facing ‘No DSS’ bans told to complain via agent’s redress scheme
Eddie Hughes hopes official schemes can arbitrate on discrimination cases but our research shows very few tenants use them for this purpose.
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Midlands estate agency faces paying damages following ‘No DSS’ court case
Paul Carr Estate Agents has been found 'unlawfully discriminatory' after telling a disabled house hunter it had a blanket 'No DSS' policy.
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Letting agents are ignoring ‘No DSS’ court case decision at their peril, warns Shelter
Despite warning, Propertymark says failings of the Universal Credit payment system are the root cause of discrimination among landlords and letting agents.
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Letting agents now face prosecution over ‘No DSS’ policies and adverts
Warning is made by housing charity Shelter following landmark case it helped mount at York County Court.
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Competitions warns lettings agents about use of ‘No DSS’ adverts
CMA has said in a strongly worded clarification that properties can only be advertised if a landlord's mortgage contract specifically prevents benefits claimants.
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