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A bumper pack of unlawful eviction – updates from Legal Action

By NL on 15/06/2010. 3 Comments

In the second post of County Court cases you will already have read in June’s Legal Action Housing updates, we turn to unlawful eviction and harassment. And it appears to have been a rich few months in this regard, with no fewer than five cases to note.

Fakhari v Newman, Woolwich County Court 07/01/2010
Mr F granted Mr N a one year AST in May 2008. Monthly rent of £985 and one months rent taken as deposit. The deposit was not protected. The boiler in the property had problems from the start and broke down completely in December 2008. Mr N was without heating and hot water until … Read the full post

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Unlawful Eviction, exemplary damages and why people don’t like estate agents

By NL on 28/02/2010. 0 Comments

Islam v Yap and Others. Claim No: TLQ/09/1130. High Court, 20 November 2009.

This was a claim for unlawful eviction and a tale worthy of a play by Ben Jonson. There were no less than 5 defendants, and such superfluity necessitates an opening description of the nature and the character of the dramatis personae:

Mrs Islam – a homeless applicant housed by LB Redbridge on a non-secure tenancy and being the Claimant.
Mr Yap – a freeholder of the property, who granted a lease to Finebridge Lettings but appeared somewhat confused about the extent of his title and wished most ardently to sell the property to realise his … Read the full post

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Bits from August LAG 2: Unlawful Eviction damages

By NL on 13/08/2009. 6 Comments

The August edition LAG housing updates also contain a couple of County Court unlawful eviction and harassment cases that are well worth noting, particularly on quantum.

Abbas v Iqbal, Bow County Court 4 June 2009. Mr Abbas, who was elderly and in poor health, was granted a weekly periodic AST of a single room with shared kitchen and bathroom. The rent was £60 pw. In November 2007, the landlord – Mr Iqbal – told Mr Abbas he would have to leave as the property was to be converted into flats. In April 2008 a written notice was served, to leave within two weeks. The notice was defective and invalid. … Read the full post

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Unlawful Eviction and Harassment quantum

By NL on 15/05/2009. 0 Comments

The May edition of Legal Action’s housing updates contains a report on Khan v Iqbal, Bury County Court, 13 March 2009.

Ms Khan was an assured shorthold tenant on rent of £650 pm. She lived with her children aged 15 and 12 She got into rent arrears.

The landlord and his sons interrupted the electricity supply and turned off the central heating. They cut telephone line. The landlord attended the property and verbally abused Ms Khan.

On 10 May 2008, one of the landlord’s sons entered the property and began removing the tenant’s belongings. The police were called and in their ever helpful way with unlawful evictions, assured Ms Khan … Read the full post

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