To misquote Groucho Marx, you really don't want to belong to any such club that would have you as a member. I've been hearing about these set ups for a while. They seem to be the latest thing in bloody stupid 'get rich quick from residential...
Turpin and Miller LLP/ Launchpad Reading Solicitor Salary: According to experience Full or part-time working considered Turpin and Miller LLP and Launchpad Reading are embarking on an exciting new joint venture to help people in housing need in...
The Tenant Fees Bill is now underway. The first reading was on 2 May 2018. The Bill page is here. The Govt response to the CLG select committee report on the proposals is here. Notable in the the Bill is a proposed ban on serving a s.21 notice...
Armstrong v Ashfield District Council (2018) EWCA Civ 873 Where a suspended possession order has provided for a future date of discharge, does that take effect even when the landlord has applied for a warrant on breach of terms in the interim and...
Southwark Law Centre Planning Voice Caseworker NJC scale SP 31-42 £31,140- £40,785 pro rata Hours: 21 per week 1 year fixed term contract In order to respond to local needs in an environment of massive redevelopment Southwark Law Centre set up the...
Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre Housing Solicitor Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 (depending on experience) Working hours: 35 per week Benefits include 30 days annual leave, the possibility of flexible working and significant opportunities for learning...
Some people will not have come across the Christian Legal Centre (CLC) until the Alfie Evans case. Others will know something of their history. What the Alfie Evans case has done is cast light on what one might call the modus operandi of the CLC...
Shelter Cymru Shelter Cymru is the people and homes charity in Wales and works for the prevention of homelessness, the improvement of housing conditions, and the right of everyone to a safe, suitable and affordable home. We are now looking to...
With grateful thanks to Housing: Recent Developments in March 2018 Legal Action comes this report of a county court case for unlawful eviction. What makes it slightly unusual is that the perpetrator landlord was a council. Lutman v Ashford BC,...
Two bedroom tax related decisions - the first of which is a decision of widespread import on the powers (or lack thereof) of the First Tier Tribunal. The Secretary of State for Work And Pensions v Carmichael & Anor (2018) EWCA Civ 548 The was...
Davis v Watford Borough Council (2018) EWCA Civ 529 A technical appeal on a point of construction of Housing Act 1996 on homelessness appeals that has considerable practical importance. Usually when a s.204 appeal is being issued, and the council...
Lawstop An exciting opportunity has arisen for a housing solicitor to lead our dynamic new legal aid practice based in Brighton starting in September 2018. You will have SQM Supervisor status in housing. The successful candidate will have good...