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
Eviction ban in England to be extended.
As noted in the previous post, the Govt has announced that the ban on evictions in England will be extended to the end of March 2021. It was due to end on 22 February. The regulations putting this into effect have not been made public yet. We will...
Substantial debts are not substantial arrears
The decision of Master Dagnall in The Master, Wardens and Assistants of the Guild Fraternity of the Brotherhood of the Most Glorious and Undivided Trinity and St Clement in the Parish of Deptford Strond, commonly called the Corporation of the...
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Misc – possession and mediation, money and remediation
The HMCTS mediation pilot on possession claims started on 1 February 2021, with the idea that it will ease the backlog of possession claims in the county courts by allowing resolution of landlord and tenant disputes outside of the full possession...
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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2Sir Stephen Sedley reviews @BarristerSecret in the @LRB . A reminder that Sir Stephen is missed as a judge.. https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n05/stephen-sedley/mischief-wrought
And the McPartland/Smith amendment to the Fire Safety Bill rises again. This time in the name of the Bishop of St Albans.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/58-01/173/5801173(a).pdf
RBKC use of public assets... A council owned building that had housed a Citizens Advice was then leased to a private school charging £21,000 pa per pupil. The school then sub-let part to a Pret-a-Manger for rent. Public assets turned to private profit. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/26/grenfell-tower-council-apologises-for-prioritising-profits-in-borough