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Rent matters and rent arrears- information for Landlords
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Tessa's Ten Top Tips for Landlords on Rent - for general advice on rent matters.
FAQ on rent matters.
The Rent Arrears Action Plan - this provides comprehensive guidance, together with precedent letters and links to possession notices, to help you deal with tenants who fail to pay rent.
If your tenant has referred your rent to the Rent Assessment Panel for review, for example during the first six months of an assured shorthold tenancy, or after service of a notice of rent increase, click here for a link to the Rent Assessment Committees in England and click here for a link to the Welsh service. The sites will open in a new window.
Credit Unions can often help by providing a special account for housing benefit/Local Housing Allowance to be paid into and then passed on to the Landlord. See the article below.
Tessa's Ten Top Tips on the Housing Benefit System - for general advice on Housing Benefit.
(check out also the recent articles)
Credit Unions, and how they can help landlords and tenants
Tessa takes a look at credit unions
Increasing rent - do's and don'ts, by Tessa Shepperson
Guidance on the different proceedings for increasing rent for different types of tenancy
Dealing with rent arrears – some different approaches, by Tessa Shepperson 
In this open access article, Tessa looks at ways in which you can help tenants deal with rent arears problems, avoiding the necessity for eviction and other court action.
Enforcing County Court Judgements
Read this article to find out how to enforce jugments obtained against tenants for rent arrears
Freedom of Information Act helps Landlords challenge Rent Valuations - by Jan Treharne
Landlord Jan gives helpful advice based on her own experience in challenging a Rent Service assessment.
Overseas debt recovery, by Costas Andrea of Global Recoveries Ltd
Costas Andrea looks at the problem of overseas debt and explains how his service can help.
Notice of Rent Increase
You can use this notice to increase rent, after the fixed term has expired. Note - do not use old printed forms as the format changed in April 2003. Although this form is specifically for properties in England, it will normally be accepted by the Welsh Rent Assessment Panel.
Notes for the Notice of Rent Increase
Read these notes before completing the notice of rent increase.
Housing Benefit Authority letter
If your tenants are in receipt of Housing Benefit you should try to get them to sign this authority, otherwise the Housing Benefit Office may be unwilling to provide you with information about the claim.