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With the number of people receiving Universal Credit now standing at more than 5 million, it’s likely that landlords will encounter claimants when looking for new tenants. Here we explain what Universal Credit is and what you need to know as a landlord to ensure you don’t discriminate against those tenants who receive it.
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on the 25th May 2018. GDPR represents a new standard by which businesses - including landlords - need to deal with personal information about tenants.