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The disappearance of the Renters (Reform) Bill from the parliamentary timetable has been the subject of much speculation, with reports of it being held hostage by Tory backbenchers demanding landlord friendly changes, and the prospect of the Bill being lost....
Mason v 1) Olivera and 2) Santana, Claim no: K2PP0132 (15th December 2023, County Court at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch) Our grateful thanks to Garden Court Chambers for details of this judgment on a housing conditions counterclaim to a claim for possession....
Shelter Cymru SC715 Team Leader (Cardiff, Vale and Valleys) Cardiff Office 35 hours per week £30,660 per annum An exciting opportunity has now arisen within our Housing Services team in South Wales for a Team Leader. The post holder will have direct line...
AB & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Westminster City Council (2024) EWHC 266 (Admin) This was a judicial review of both the suitability of accommodation provided to a homeless couple, and also of Westminster's policy of sourcing temporary...
Mary Ward Legal Centre Solicitor Are you lawyer with a passion for tackling the injustice of our housing system? Do you want to be part of an organisation that shares your values of fighting for access to justice and changing lives? Mary Ward Legal Centre is...
Some quick notes on various recent (ish) Upper Tribunal decisions Crisplane Ltd v Plymouth Community Homes Ltd (LANDLORD AND TENANT - SERVICE CHARGES - liability of lessee under right to buy leases to contribute to cost of repairing roof - s.139 and Sch.6,...
Derbyshire Law Centre Housing Solicitor/Caseworker PLEASE DO NOT APPLY THROUGH INDEED Salary scale – £29,777 to £36,648 subject to a pay increase (SCP 19 to 28) starting salary will depend on experience and qualifications. Role is subject to a pay review....
Our thanks to Doughty Street Chambers for their note on this judgment. Hickmet and Cheerz Express Limited v Dragos (Luton County Court, 19 January 2024) Ms Dragos was the assured shorthold tenant of Cheerz Express, with the tenancy beginning 1 June 2017. A...
Our grateful thanks to Liam Evans and Daniel Grütters of One Pump Court for this note of a s.204 appeal on an affordability assessment for a suitability decision, including the vexed topic of use of AHAS guidance. Ake v Lewisham Borough Council (2024)...
Suffolk Law Centre Housing Solicitor / Legal Aid Supervisor Extended Application Deadline The application deadline for the position of Housing Solicitor / Legal Aid Supervisor ( Full Time – £30,000 – £32,000 per annum ) has been extended to Thursday, March...
Moge v London Borough of Ealing (2023) EWCA Civ 464 Another one that I am apparently late in writing up. A second appeal to the Court of Appeal from a s.204 appeal. Ms Moge was owed the section 189B Housing Act 1996 relief duty as homeless by LB Ealing....
Morgan v Business Mortgage Finance 5 Plc (2024) EWHC 309 (KB) Another one for the 'don't do this' pile. This was a High Court hearing of an ex parte application for an 'emergency injunction' to stay an eviction (amongst other things). Mr Morgan was defending...