When should you pay your rent?
Your tenancy agreement states that you must pay your rent weekly in advance. It is therefore due on the Monday of each week, except the rent-free weeks. If you are on a monthly tenancy or pay by Direct Debit your agreement will show your rent as a monthly amount that is paid in 12 equal instalments on the 1st working day of each month.
Rent free weeks
As tenants like and are used to having some rent-free weeks, Soha collects rent over 48 weeks in a normal year. The year runs
from: the 1st Monday in April
to: the last Sunday in March or the 1st Sunday in April the following year.
This means there are 4 rent-free weeks each year. Two weeks are in December around Christmas and two weeks are at the end of March.
In 2005/06 your rent-free weeks are:
| Week No. |
Week starting on |
|
Week No. |
Week starting on |
| 39 |
Monday 26 December 2005 |
|
51 |
Monday 20 March 2006 |
| 40 |
Monday 2 January 2006 |
|
52 |
Monday 27 March 2006 |
In 2006/07 your rent-free weeks are:
| Week No. |
Week starting on |
|
Week No. |
Week starting on |
| 39 |
Monday 25 December 2006 |
|
51 |
Monday 19 March 2007 |
| 40 |
Monday 1 January 2007 |
|
52 |
Monday 26 March 2007 |
How can you pay your rent?
Although the best way to pay you rent is by Direct Debit, you can pay your rent in a number of ways. These are:
» by Direct Debit
» by Debit Card - over the telephone or on this website
» by Swipe Card - at any Post Office and selected retailers
» by Post - cheques sent to Soha
» in Person - at our offices in Didcot
Details of each of these is set out below:
By Direct Debit
Direct debit is a simple, safe and easy way to make rent and other payments to us directly from your bank account.
The rent for the whole year is added together and divided into 12 equal payments, which are automatically collected from your bank account. Click here for more information about Direct Debits.
By Debit Card
You can pay by Debit Card on the telephone at any time during office hours (8.30am to 5pm) by calling Customer Services on 01235 515900 or by coming into the office in person when the cash office is open (see below). You can pay online from this website by selecting the Pay my rent online menu item.
By Swipe Card
We will supply you with a card, which you can take to a Post Office or (PayZone or PayPoint outlets) and pay by cheque or cash. The Post Office will give you a receipt.
By post
You can send cheques made payable to Soha Housing Ltd to:
Soha Housing Ltd
Royal Scot House
99 Station Road
DIDCOT
Oxon OX11 7NN
In person
You can come in to our offices in Didcot during cash office opening time and pay by cheque or with cash. The cash office is open:
Mondays from 9.00am to 4.00pm
Wednesdays from 10.00am to 1.00pm
Fridays from 9.00am to 4.00pm
Unfortunately, for security reasons, we cannot take payments in the office outside these times.