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
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We don’t do that in Wales
Jarvis v Evans & Anor (2020) EWCA Civ 854 The question for the Court of Appeal on this second appeal was does failing to be licensed under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 prevent a landlord from serving any notice seeking possession, or just a...
Evidencing a joint tenancy
Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust Limited v Richens (2020) EWHC 685 (Ch) An appeal of judgment in a possession claim where the status of the occupant was in issue. Mr Richens occupied VAHT’s property. The property had been owned by Aylesbury BC, at...
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Dispensing with section 20 – requirements on landlord
Aster Communities v Chapman & Ors (LANDLORD AND TENANT : SERVICE CHARGES) (2020) UKUT 177 (LC) A quick note on this one. Where a landlord is looking to do works that would cost residential leaseholders more than £250 each under the service...
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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Poplar Housing not a public body for disclosure under environmental regs.
ⓝⓔⓦ The Information Commissioner v Poplar Housing Association & Anor [2020] UKUT 182 (AAC) (8 June 2020) https://bit.ly/31YkQaB
This should not still be happening. Threat to separate children from parent is empty - unlawful to do so, but threat should not be used.
Pressure put on our mums to accept out of town office block conversions instead of homes.
Been told:
"We will put your children on a child protection plan if you don't go"
"we will put you in a tiny place if you don't go" and bafflingly:
"your child will have a 'better accent'."
This takes some chutzpah. L&Q effectively arguing that because they drafted their leases incompetently, legislation should give them control over leaseholders’ demise. https://www.leaseholdknowledge.com/fewer-leaseholders-rights-would-help-make-buildings-safe-lq-tells-mps/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=28386
This pandemic isn’t over. Ending the ban on evictions too soon risks a tsunami of rental evictions — affecting countless Londoners already suffering the financial impacts of #COVID19.
This needs the Govt's urgent attention. My letter to @RobertJenrick:
https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/rt_hon_robert_jenrick_mp_10_07_20.pdf