Appeals
When a can landlord appeal
A landlord can appeal:
- Against any matter which is connected to the council paying housing benefit direct to him/her
- Where a claimant has been overpaid and the authority wants to recover the money from the landlord
In these cases the landlord has the right to appeal in their own right as a landlord.
If the landlord employs an agent to collect his rent then the agent can appeal in the above circumstances.
The landlord/agent can also appeal about:
- Whether there is an overpayment
- Whether the overpayment should be recovered
A landlord is not entitled to appeal about whether a recoverable overpayment should be recovered by making deductions from the tenant's housing benefit entitlement, how much benefit is paid, dates of payments or calculation of benefit.