Nearly Legal
Housing Law News and Comment
Nearly Legal is a specialist housing law website for England (and occasionally Wales), run by solicitors and barristers practising in the field.
The site provides information, updates and discussion on housing and landlord & tenant law. Issues covered include homelessness, possession and forfeiture, unlawful eviction, disrepair and housing fitness, regulation and licensing, service and major works charges, right to manage and anything else that interests us. Contents include frequent case reports, updates on statute law, guides and key documents.
It is all free, but it is just our opinions, not legal advice. Please do not ask for advice on individual matters
Latest Posts
Bits of interest
A couple of brief notes on things of interest. Lewis v Francis & Anor (2025) EWHC 17 (Admin) An appeal from the Magistrates Court on a costs award on a failed s.82 Environmental Protection Act 1990 private prosecution. The Magistrates Court had...
Job ad – Harrow
Harrow Law Centre Recently Qualified Solicitor – Housing/Public law Solicitor 35 hours per week (part time considered) Salary £48,983 per annum plus pension (pay review pending) Location Hybrid - Harrow/home...
Intentional homelessness and tenancy obtained by deception
Munemo v City of Wolverhampton Council (2025) EWCC 4 This is quite the section 204 homelessness appeal of Wolverhampton's review decision confirming the decision that Ms M was intentionally homeless. Ms M had applied to Wolverhampton as homeless in...
Prospective discharge of duty and review of decisions
Bano, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Waltham Forest (2025) EWCA Civ 92 This was Waltham Forest's appeal of a judicial review (our note here) which had found that its housing duty to Ms Bano continued because WF had not made a vlid...
Key Resources and information
Section 21 Notice validity flowchart – downloadable flowchart for checking whether Section 21 notices are validly served and effective.
How to Rent Guide Archive – What version of the Guide was current when? MHCLG don’t provide this information. We have dates and downloads for all versions.
Relationship Breakdown and Tenancies FAQ – An outline of the issues and options.
Bedroom Tax First Tier Tribunal – FTT Decisions archive. Upper Tribunal decisions can be found here.
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