We don't often run 'think-pieces' (this may be too generous a description), at least not when unattached to new case law, but the ongoing transformation of 'disrepair' into 'housing conditions' claims has got me (and I know others who write here)...
Shelter Housing Litigation Solicitor £37,030 pa + excellent benefits including flexible working and 30 days holiday Sheffield Closing date: 8 March 2020 at 11.30 pm. Interview date: 23rd or 24th March If you’re an experienced Solicitor or Barrister...
Pease v Carter & Anor (2020) EWCA Civ 175 Does an error in a section 8 notice - in this case specifically as to the earliest date on which possession proceedings can begin - invalidate the notice? At first instance in this case, the landlord...
38/41 CHG Residents Company Limited v Hyslop (LANDLORD AND TENANT - SERVICE CHARGES) (2020) UKUT 21 (LC) A quick note on a Upper Tribunal (LC) appeal concerning whether services charge demands had been delivered. At first instance, the FTT had...
Fearn & Ors v The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery (2020) EWCA Civ 104 This is the latest round of what is becoming the most heavily litigated stretch of air space in London, assorted leaseholders of Neo Bankside against the Tate...
A statutory instrument - The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2020 - has been laid, and it includes, amongst other things, amendments to CPR Part 55 on possession claims. These will be in force from 6 April 2020. The explanatory memorandum says:...
Al Ahmed v London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2020) EWCA Civ 51 We saw the High Court in this case take an incredibly strict approach to homelessness section 204 appeal timescales (our report), deciding that seeking legal aid representation could not...
Russell-Cooke LLP (Putney office) Russell-Cooke LLP are looking for a full time Legal Assistant (paralegal) for their Housing and Property Litigation team. This Top 100 Law firm has an excellent reputation in both Housing and Property Litigation...
Davies v Scott, 24 October 2019, Mayors & City County Court . HHJ Saggerson (Unreported, we've seen a note of judgment) This was a county court appeal on a failure to protect deposit claim. We saw the first instance decision on this case here....
Burke Niazi Solicitors is seeking to recruit a newly qualified – 2 years PQE housing solicitor to join their Housing department (listed in the Legal 500) at the North London office in Holloway (N7). Opportunity to also undertake community care and...
Salva v Singh-Potiwal (HOUSING - HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION) [2019] UKUT 307 (LC) This was the appeal of a First Tier Tribunal decision on Ms Salva's application for a rent repayment order. Ms Salva has a tenancy of a room in a property owned by...
Keoghs Nicholls Lindsell & Harris are looking for a newly qualified solicitor or paralegal (with possibility of a training contract) for a 12 month fixed contract, commencing in May 2020. The successful candidate will be joining an established...