Hi all! First of all, I'm a tenant, not a landlord, but I was hoping you could give me some advice.
I rented my current flat three years ago with my then partner - after a few months, we split and I was left all alone with our baby, so I made a claim for HB, which I got. I have been paying my rent in advance by standing order since then, never been late, but also I didn't want to tell my landlord about this. The reason is that I rent from a big agency who are very strict with credit checks, references etc
Anyway I recently got a letter from HB asking me for a letter from my landlord that said that my payments were up to date. I asked and my LL asked what it was for. I didn't want to lie, so I told them I had been getting help from the council towards my rent.
Is there any way they can try to evict us or make our life impossible for getting HB?
Thanks in advance.
I rented my current flat three years ago with my then partner - after a few months, we split and I was left all alone with our baby, so I made a claim for HB, which I got. I have been paying my rent in advance by standing order since then, never been late, but also I didn't want to tell my landlord about this. The reason is that I rent from a big agency who are very strict with credit checks, references etc
Anyway I recently got a letter from HB asking me for a letter from my landlord that said that my payments were up to date. I asked and my LL asked what it was for. I didn't want to lie, so I told them I had been getting help from the council towards my rent.
Is there any way they can try to evict us or make our life impossible for getting HB?
Thanks in advance.