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
Pre allocation costs in a housing conditions claim
Gemma Court v Beyond Housing Limited. Teesside Combined Court Centre. 12 February 2026. HHJ Robinson BEM. (Copy of Judgment. Our thanks to Andrew Hogan of Hailsham Chambers for circulating it.) This was a County Court appeal of a first instance...
Evicted while on holiday – County Court unlawful eviction claim.
Our grateful thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for this note of a judgment in an unlawful eviction case, with a substantial damages award. Zeinab Al Khafaji -v- Mr Dixit Shah – Claim no. K01W1476. 29 January 2026 The Claimant was the sole...
Job ads – Tower Hamlets, London/Sheffield
Tower Hamlets Law Centre Housing Solicitor Salary: £35,300 to £38,600 p.a. + generous terms and conditions. Tower Hamlets Law Centre helps some of the most vulnerable people in London’s East End. Since our foundation in 1975, we have earned a fine...
Rent (and when it isn’t).
Phillips & Anor v Garraway (2026) EWCA Civ 55 This is a curious second appeal of a possession order. It was the tenant's appeal, as the first appeal had upheld the possession order. The background is that Mr & Mrs Phillips had granted Ms...
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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