Birmingham City Council v Bravington (2023) EWCA Civ 308 A quick one - A possession claim under s.84A Housing Act 1985 requires service of a notice under section 83ZA. In this case: The respondent, Mr Drew Bravington, has since 2018 had a secure...
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No surrender
City of Westminster Council v Kazam & Anor (2023) EWHC 825 (KB) It is always the joint tenancies that cause problems... This was an appeal of a first instance decision dismissing a claim for possession by Westminster and declaring that Mr...
Law Society Housing Law Policy Committee.
The Law Society is looking for two solicitors to join the housing law policy committee. The committee works to inform and develop the Law Society's policy positions on housing law related matters, which can lead to lobbying government on law...
Illegal eviction – attempted or accomplished?
Wu v Chelmsford City Council (2023) EWCA Crim 338 Not something we see very often, an appeal from a conviction for illegal eviction (not that we see many convictions for illegal eviction in the first place). Brief facts - Mr and Mrs Krishnamoorthy...
Location, location, location (and getting discharge of duty right)
Zaman v London Borough of Waltham Forest and Uduezue v Bexley LBC (2023) EWCA Civ 322 These were two joined second appeals from section 204 appeals, both on the issue of whether the local authorities had lawfully discharged duty following decisions...
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Time to respond to ‘minded to’ letters, and getting affordability right
Our grateful thanks to Alice Irving of Doughty Street Chambers for this note of a section 204 appeal decision, which is interesting in the approach to representations in response to 'minded to' letters, to affordability assessments and on the...
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How to Rent Guide – new version
DLUHC has today (24 March 2023) issued a revised version of the How to Rent guide. This is important because for any post 1 October 2015 assured shorthold tenancy, or ‘renewal’ tenancy (where the guide as been updated at the time of the new...
Overlooking – an overview
Fearn & Ors v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery (2023) UKSC 4 A belated note on the Supreme Court decision on nuisance and overlooking. You'll all know the result by now - the Tate lost - so this is about what the Supreme Court says about...
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Contempt and Conduct of Litigation
Baxter v Doble & Anor (2023) EWHC 486 (KB) This was an application for committal for contempt of court for provision of legal services by a person not entitled to do so, arising out of a possession claim in Devon. It is of considerable...