2007-01-21 07:23:57 · 7 answers · asked by doug r 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Yes you can, the council pay up to certain amounts straight to the landlord if requested by the tenant, as long as there are enough bedrooms to accomodate the family the DSS will pay all or most of it, if however it were a 3 bed house and you let a single mum or couple with no children or only 1 child the DSS would not pay the full rent. if however the single mum or couple had 2 children of different sexes the tenants would be entitled to full rent if the rent was reasonable for the area. Ask at your local council what is a reasonable rent for your property, maybe use a letting agent who vet and reference prospective tenants, who if on DSS would usually need a guarantor for the referencing to pass. A letting agent can and do offer guaranteed rent insurance this is why the tenant & guarantor are referenced.
2007-01-21 09:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can but sometimes it is more hassle than it is worth - I let a 3 bedroomed house out to DSS and the council would only pay 1/3 of the rent as the family only had 1 child and they pay the deposit to you in a voucher which is only redeemable at the end of the tenancy if there is any damage - the problem I had was that the tenant was paying the difference to me for the rent but her partner lost his job and they were unable to afford the payments - the council were no help and told me I shouldn't have let the house to them
2007-01-21 15:31:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be careful, if you have a mortgage on the property, your lender will have terms and conditions, some lenders will not allow you to rent to dss, read the small-print!!
2007-01-21 17:52:22 · answer #3 · answered by MICHAEL B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i rent out my houses through lettings agents, takes out the hassle of finding, vetting and looking after tenants. they might charge you about 10% fee for the management but they probably charge 20 to 30% more than a privately let house, so i think you still gain. you can stipulate the kind of tenants you want. e.g working or not any children or pets and that sort of thing. takes the hassle out of it. remember to check your mortgage and insurance. you may need to change mortgage to buy to let if it is not your main home. good luck.
2007-01-21 15:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by bumbersquat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can let your house to the department of social services if you are not fussy about the tenants they put in. Expect it to stink of foreign food and to be well and truly trashed when you get it back, or want to live there yourself. Why dont you let it to a family in need, who are known or recommended to you.
2007-01-21 15:34:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People who live off the government will just tear up a house. That's too big of a risk for anyone sane. Don't do it.
2007-01-21 15:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jacob R 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont understand your question.
dss?
LET your house?
do you mean lend?
2007-01-21 15:26:43 · answer #7 · answered by Richard C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋