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Homeless charity to trade tenants personal data [UPDATE]

13 November, 20130 Comments
By year end Experian plan to include 600,000 rental records, via social housing providers who’s tenants have paid late, that lenders will have access to from next year. Landlord Referencing Services has been including late rent payments, as well as any property damages incurred throughout each tenancy, via our unique Lifestyle Referencing Reports for nearly
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UK Landlords & Agents ‘willing to discriminate on the basis of ethnicity’ ?

14 October, 20130 Comments
Tonight on Inside Out London Guy Lynn will be asking whether some estate agents are discriminating against their African-Caribbean customers on behalf of landlords. Under the Equality Act 2010 it is illegal for businesses to refuse to provide a service based on ethnicity. But tonight’s BBC undercover investigation will reveal 10 London firms who told a
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How much is a bad tenant worth to you ?

09 October, 20130 Comments
With the ever increasing immigration burden on public services and the Government pressing to make sure landlords do not harbour illegal immigrants the only way landlords can do this is to request a national insurance number; as it is the best way of making sure that the applicant tenant has the right to reside in
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Landlords are ‘not an extension of the Border Agency’

23 September, 20130 Comments
Following announcements in July, that landlords would face fines of up to £3,000 if they failed to determine whether a tenant’s immigration documents are genuine or not, Ministers are now arguing that landlords are ‘not an extension of the Border Agency.’ The consultation document suggested that it would affect 1.4million private landlords,  stating that “Landlords
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Homeless charity to trade tenants personal data?

10 May, 20130 Comments
Today it has been revealed that social landlords are planning to hand over rental payment data to a credit ratings giant, in an attempt to help social tenants build their credit histories and access more affordable housing. Later this month Experian and the social investment arm of The Big Issue “Big Issue Invest” will be
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The Importance of Tax Return Accuracy

11 January, 20130 Comments
HMRC have returned the Tax Return to a man in Evesham after he apparently answered on of the questions incorrectly. In response to the question: “Do you have anyone dependent on you?” the man answered: ” 2.1 million illegal immigrants, 1.1 million crack heads, 4.4 million unemployable Jeremy Kyle scroungers, 900,000 criminals in over 85
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