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Another bedroom tax judicial review has just been issued. CPAG are acting in a judicial review by Paul and Susan Rutherford. Their grandson, Warren, suffers from grave cognitive and physical disabilities and requires 24 hour care by at least two people at...
There has been a lot of excitement about the Westminster FTT bedroom tax appeal by Mr Surinder Lall (eg Guardian, CAB). As I mentioned in my last post on the FTT bedroom tax decisions, it was hard to tell what had happened by looking at the decision itself...
Or Britain's vanishing bedrooms. [As I was writing this, the DWP announced it was to appeal the two (actually 3) Fife decisions that relied on room size. Details below] The bedroom tax First Tier Tribunal decisions are coming in now. And they are intriguing....
Just a quick note to mention that Inside Housing has a summary of the five Fife bedroom tax First Tier Tribunal decisions (and try saying that quickly), together with copies of the Tribunal judgments (at the bottom of the article). A full post here will...
This is a rather speculative post, but things have become interesting on the bedroom tax. We reported on one Fife First Tier Tribunal here. There have been another four decisions by the same Tribunal, of which three apparently also resulted in findings that...
Here is a First Tier Tribunal decision on a bedroom tax appeal that overturns the landlord's assertions on bedroom numbers. It is a Scottish case, but nothing turns on that. I'm grateful to Joe Halewood for bringing this to light (though we differ on its...
Don't post in anger, I resolved many years ago. Wait for calm and let any fury in the writing be calculated, I thought. It was, and is, a wise rule. But today I am prepared to make an exception. Today was the day a Lord Chancellor made a public announcement...
Lee v Lasrado [2013] EWHC 2302 (QB) On the whole, trying to appeal an unlawful eviction judgment and quantum decision against you on the basis that you are not actually the landlord is not an approach to be recommended. This appeal decision in the High Court...
A question on tenant's notice to quit, to keep minds occupied during the silly season. Fareham BC v Miller [2013] EWCA Civ 159. (our report here) states in no uncertain terms that the common law position is that a landlord's notice to quit is irrevocable...
The DCLG has trumpeted a new Guide on Council and Police powers on 'Dealing with illegal and unauthorised encampments'. A new guide will give more power and a stronger voice to local residents and councillors to challenge council officers if they claim...
The NL site has been hacked. Apparently it is a widespread hack against WordPress sites (the blogging platform we use) and even though the site was up to date and secured, they got in. The site will be messy for a little while as I put things right. [Update...
Zak Johnson v City of Westminster [2013] EWCA Civ 773 [Not on bailii yet, transcript on Lawtel] When bringing a second appeal to the Court of Appeal from a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal to the County Court, what is the applicant's route to challenge a...