On 22 Apr, 20:28, Mogga  wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:38:17 퍝, Sanukk <.> wrote:
> >mogga wrote:
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> >> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:53:23 퍝, Sanukk <.> wrote:
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> >>>Hi All
>
> >>>I've just received the numbers for my new claim and there's a few things
> >>>I'm not sure about. First I had a pre rental determination (or whatever> >>>it's called) that said they should pay £475 pcm (the full rent) but the
> >>>letter I've just got through says they will pay 99.28 per week (that works
> >>>out at £430.22 pcm), nearly forty-five quid a week short. Can this be> >>>right?
>
> >> a month not a week?
>
> >Doh! That's what I meant, good catch though.
>
> >>>The numbers they gave add up correctly (assuming the sums they gave were
> >>>indeed what they should be) but they worked out my expendable cash and used
> >>>this as the starting point for both HB AND Council Tax, surely after paying
> >>>out one this should be reduced for calculations with the other?
>
> >> Your landlord charges too much. The LHA is supposed to be an incentive
> >> to move to cheaper accomodation.
>
> >I was looking for a place for just over a year (while staying with
> >relatives), this place is the cheapest place I found by quite a margin.
>
> >-S
>
> Yes I think rents are extremely overpriced at the moment.
> I think the huge amount of money given to the banks by the labour
> government isn't going to make them cheaper anytime soon.
>
> It's really hard for renters. Have you tried the council?
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Not sure they are overpriced.
Rental income on a property can be actually quite a bit lower than
even a savings account income would be.

To keep up with house values, rents in many areas should be a lot
higher. But luckily there tends to be a limit to what a landlord can
increase rent by, plus enough competition from other landlords, so
that rents are kept down.
Many landlords would rather have a tenant paying regular rent rather
than property empty and have to cover bills themselves.

Martin  <><