Articles

We have been approached to write a number of articles for magazines. If you would like to us to prepare an article for your magazine, please contact us.

Here are some samples of the articles we have had published to date.

Overpayments, recovery and alleged fraudulent action! - Your Property Network (March 2012)
Welfare Reform - Wake-Up Call! - Housing Scotland (March 2012)
LHA - Not a fit and proper person - Your Property Network (February 2012)
LHA Update and Case File - Your Property Network January 2012)
Welfare Reforms - Wake up call - Your Property Network (December 2011)
“Safeguard Payments” Compensation - Your Property Network (November 2011)
LHA Update & Merton LGO Case - Your Property Network (October 2011)
Hitting the DWP Brick Wall - Housing Scotland (SFHA) (October 2011)
Suspensions & Cancellations - Property Investor News (October 2011)
LHA 'Single Room Rate' Appeal - CXG Case - Your Property Network (September 2011)
Hitting the DWP Brick Wall! - Your Property Network (August 2011)
DWP Response to above article (August 2011)
LHA Case File - Your Property Network (July 2011)
LHA Problem Solving - Your Property Network (June 2011)
Direct Housing Benefit - National Landlords Association (June 2011)
Direct Payment Changes - Your Property Network (April 2011)
LHA Tips - Minimise the Risk and Maximise Entitlement! - Your Property Network (March 2011)
Challenging & Appealing Housing Benefit (LHA) Decisions - Your Property Network (February 2011)
Housing Benefit Budget & Spending Review Changes - Your Property Network (January 2011)
Tackling Council mindset of Landlord and tenant close relative abuse - Your Property Network (November 2010)
Sale-And-Rent-Back - Local Housing Allowance - Your Property Network (October 2010)
LHA tenants - A Good Risk or not? - Your Property Network (September 2010)
LHA Overpayments & Claw-backs - Your Property Network (August 2010)
Landlords' old chestnut - direct payments - Scottish Association of Landlords Magazine (July 2010)
Passport benefit claims go missing - Council denies culpability - Your Property Network (July 2010)
Rent Arrears and Housing Benefit - Housing Scotland (March 2010)
Pain of cuts in council service - Scottish Association of Landlords Magazine (March 2010)

Upper Tier Decisions

The following is an example of a significant upper-tier decisions.

In the press

The following article is from a magazine, and refers to some of the work we have been doing to ensure landlords get a fair hearing.

Westminster Committee Questions - Scottish Association of Landlords Magazine
This article explains Bill Irvine's role in representing SAL at the UK Parliament's Department of Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry into LHA.
Westminster Committee Response Paper
See the paragraphs numbered 66 onwards for specific reference to comments by Bill Irvine regarding getting the first payment to be made directly to the landlord.