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Policy Updates

Our Rent Arrears Policy

This year a number of Housing Management policies will be reviewed. As always, we want your input on the policies which directly affect you and we will give you every opportunity to provide this through ChitChat articles, direct contact, conferences and any other available means.

Our first policy review of the year is our Rent Arrears policy. This policy was recently scrutinised during an internal audit inspection, so no significant changes are planned. None the less, as stated above, we would like your views!

You may feel that the Association does not take tough enough action against those in arrears or perhaps you feel we are too tough. Maybe you feel we do not do enough to help those in arrears or maybe there is something else you think we should be doing. Ultimately, payment of rent is part of everyone�s missive of let and therefore a requirement. If not managed properly, the debt caused by those not paying has to be made up in other ways. This could be in the form of a reduction in the services we provide or an increase in the rent we charge. This affects everyone.

In view of the above, please contact us to offer your views on this important policy. We will look at all suggestions and include, where possible, your ideas in our policy. If you would like a copy of the policy, have any comments or views or wish to discuss any aspect of the above then please contact our Housing Manager, Joe Farrell at any time. It may be that your comments could be too late for the current years' review but we will take them on board for next year. The policy is also available to download here.