Your rent

Paying the rent is the most important part of your tenancy with us. The money we collect from rents goes to pay for the services that we provide for you. So we want to make it as easy as possible for you to pay your rent and other charges. This means giving you a wide choice of different ways to pay so you can choose the best and most convenient one for you.

Your Tenancy Agreement shows your weekly rent, including any service charges and requires you to pay it on or before the Monday of each week. You can pay the rent weekly, fortnightly, or monthly but it must always be 2 weeks in advance.

Calculate your calendar monthly payments

If you want to pay your rent each calendar month then you can do so. Follow the simply calculation below to workout the exact payments.  Please confirm that your payments are correct with your Income Officer.

Multiply your weekly rent by 52 (the number of weeks in a year). This will give you the total amount of rent due for the financial year April-March. Then divide this sum by 12 to give you the amount of rent due each calendar month. It is important that you follow the above calculation to pay the correct amount.

What does your rent pay for?

Your rent pays for maintenance of your property replacing windows, kitchens,bathrooms etc due to wear and tear; repairing fittings and grounds maintenance.  mhs  homes is an Industrial and Provident Society, which means we are a not-for-profit organisation, none of your money is given out to shareholders, which means that it is reinvested in your homes or the services we provide for customers.

If you are moving into an mhs homes property.

We will carry out a pre-tenancy financial assessment to ensure that you will be able to afford and maintain your tenancy.

  • We can help you to select the best method to pay your rent or assist you in making a claim for Housing Benefit.
  • You will be advised of our arrears policy and the consequences of not paying rent on time.