A couple of County Court judgments - by HHJ Luba KC, as a circuit judge. Buckle up for a bumpy ride through the all too familiar county court landscape of erratic pleadings, lengthy delays and parties who rather mistakenly think that their own...
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Wales – Renting Homes updates: The Good, the Bad and the Converted – part 2
Our grateful thanks as ever to Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre for Part 2 of his updates on the implementation of Renting Homes (Wales) Act. Part 1 is here. Wales - Renting Homes updates: The Good, the Bad and the Converted - part 2 Introduced by...
Contractual costs in the Tribunal & County Court, with a guest appearance.
Right, I am back from a two week holiday (it was lovely thank you) so onwards... Crescent Trustees Limited v Behjat. Tribunal Ref: LON/00BJ/LSC/2021/0168, County Court Claim No F69YX307 I had my attention drawn to this First Tier Tribunal/County...
Job ads – London, Hereford
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Wales: The Good, the Bad and the Converted – part 1
Our very grateful thanks for the following (and hopefully Part 2) to Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre, who has been appointed, whether he likes it or not, as our Wales correspondent - NL. (Part 2 is now here.) Followers of the updates under Renting...
What happens after a banning order? The further adventures of Mr Rasool
Mohammed Rasool has featured here quite often, for getting an ASBi against him for illegal eviction, for his role in quite the bizarrest set of cases, in which he sought re-entry after alleged illegal eviction to properties he had no interest in...
Job ads – Camden, Bradford, Manchester
Osbornes Law Housing Solicitor An exciting opportunity has arisen for a specialist housing solicitor (2 to 4 years PQE) to join our established and well-respected Housing and Social Care team. This position will give the right candidate an...
Getting it all wrong… LB Redbridge ‘dismal’ homelessness decisions
UO v London Borough of Redbridge (2023) EWHC 1355 (Admin) Ms UO and her 3 children, aged 11, 5 and 3, were homeless and had applied to LB Redbridge. The family had NASS accommodation in the Tottenham area since 2021, after NASS accommodation in...
Job ads – Liverpool, Wakefield
Merseyside Law Centre Housing Solicitor/Caseworker 35 Hours per week Salary: £26,000 to £36,700 depending on qualifications and experience Merseyside Law Centre delivers free specialist social welfare legal advice and assistance in Housing,...
Job ad – Croydon
Croydon Citizens Advice HOUSING CASEWORKER ( Trainee Post option available) • £24,640 - £30,150 per annum, depending on experience • 35 hours a week • Hybrid Working (Croydon) • 12 months Fixed term (with a view to extension subject to funding) •...
On the naughty step – a ‘rising star’ of Barking
Sadly, it appears that it is necessary to revive the long lapsed tradition of the Nearly Legal Naughty Step post. We have encountered a number of councils putting, or trying to put, damn silly clauses in their tenancy agreements for secure tenants,...
Think of other ways to meet the duty.
Our grateful thanks to Eleri Griffiths and Martin Hodgson of One Pump Court for the following note of a judicial review of LB Harrow's failure to provide suitable accommodation under section 193 Housing Act 1996, following on from Elkundi (our...