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Technical difficulties and plans for the future

By J
22/08/2026

I am sorry that the site has been down for a few days. It was nothing more complicated than missed payments to the hosting company which Giles had been unable to authorise, for obvious reasons.

I wanted to update you all about the future of the blog. After discussions with Beth, the plan is that I’ll take control of the site and try and keep it going with the same detailed coverage that Giles provided. Given his super-human capacity for work, that’ll require a team of people.

So, if you’re a lawyer with an interest in housing law, and you think you’d have capacity/interest in helping with NL going forward, please can you contact me by email (jbates@ landmarkchambers. co. uk).

I’d like to have everything up and running again by October, but the precise time-table depends on when I manage to get all the relevant permissions etc from the hosting company and others.

Thank you to everyone who has been in touch to ask about the blog, and particular thanks to Tessa Shepperson for her help in understanding what had gone wrong.

JBKC

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J is a barrister. He considers housing law to be the single greatest kind of law known to humankind and finds it very odd that so few people share this view.

12 Comments

  1. Manjit

    Hi J
    Thanks for the update
    Can’t wait for the site to reopen and provide valuable knowledge as before

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth Davies

    Excellent news, well done Justin & team. Would be criminal to lose it.

    Reply
    • Liz Davies

      Sorry this is Liz Davies. Phone automatically put full name in.

      Reply
  3. Emma Chadwick

    Great news, thanks Justin

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  4. Geraldine Winkler

    Fantastic- A team of lawyers to steps into Giles’ shoes .. Thank you for taking this on!

    Reply
  5. Daniel N

    Many thanks Justin (and co) for stepping up. This blog has been a treasure for housing advisers of every level of expertise.

    Reply
  6. Phill Warren

    Thats great news, this site has been absolutely invaluable to me in my career in local govt. I’m so happy it will be continuing.

    Reply
  7. James Cliff

    Great news. Thank you for carrying on the excellent work that Giles dedicated so much time to

    Reply
  8. Helen Tucker

    Many thanks for taking this on!

    Reply
  9. Julian

    Thank you in advance for continuing Giles’ inestimably valuable work. If there is somewhere where people could voluntarily contribute towards the ongoing upkeep costs, please do post it here (or feel free to contact me privately).

    Reply
  10. friedimpossibly02a550617a

    Thanks Justin, valuable as always.

    Reply
    • friedimpossibly02a550617a

      Sorry, didn’t set the reply properly so came up as some weird name. Archie.

      Reply

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