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The whirligig of time
A happy new year to all. I was going to do a new year video, as per the last two years, but as rain lashes the windows and the daylight disappeared about 2 pm, the level of faff involved was beyond me. This seems a fitting way to end 2022... After...
Leasehold Leftovers
Assorted quick leasehold related notes, to be done before they go off in the fridge. Kaye v Lees (2022) EWHC 3326 (KB) The aftermath of the decision on a mental health moratorium that we noted here. In the previous judgment, it was held that a...
Ombudsman’s decisions and housing conditions claims
I'm going to break one of our rules (well, more of a guideline really) and comment on a case in which I had a role. I supervised the case, in which one of my colleagues acted for the claimant. It is also a report on a settled County Court claim, so...
Distant rumbles
Post Truss, we have been told once more that the Renters Reform Bill will be forthcoming before too long, and with it the end of section 21 as a way of getting possession for landlords. Now, like a distant rumble of thunder heralding the oncoming...
Not quite Notice to Quit
O G Thomas Amaethyddiaeth CYF & Anor v Turner & Ors (2022) EWCA Civ 1446 In which the Court of Appeal considers whether a notice to quit that named the wrong tenant was valid. This was an agricultural tenancy, originally granted to Owen...
Job ads – Wakefield and Oxford.
WDH Job title Legal Officer Reference W177/22 Location Wakefield District – Hybrid working with 2 days from the office per week Salary £32,783 - £36,335 Hours 37 Closing date 8 January 2023 Contact Amiena Khan, Principal Legal Officer on...
Leasehold in the Upper Tribunal – a medley.
Eastpoint Block A RTM Company Ltd v Otubaga (2022) UKUT 319 (LC) Eastpoint are a right to manage company for a block of flats. The company had brought proceedings for a determination of breach of lease under s.168(4) Commonhold and Leasehold Reform...
Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016: A new dawn for renting in Wales.
To celebrate the coming into force today (or yesterday if you are reading the email update) of a whole new housing legislative scheme in Wales, and thus a whole new jurisdiction of which I know little, we have a guest post from Eleri Griffiths, a...
Selection box
Brief notes on an assortment of cases. Kensington & Chelsea RLBC v Airbnb Payments Ltd (2022) EWHC 2209 (Ch) - not on Bailii Kensington sought a Norwich Pharmacal order against Airbnb Payments Ltd to require disclosure of whether there were...
Job ads: E/S London, National, Camden
TV Edwards LLP Housing Solicitor (3 years+ PQE) – East/South London We are looking for a Solicitor or Legal Executive who is able to meet the Legal Aid Agency supervisor requirements to join our well-established and friendly housing team. You will...
Assessment of housing needs and cascading unlawfulness
YR, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Lambeth (2022) EWHC 2813 (Admin) Ms YR had applied to Lambeth as homeless. Her household consisted of her three children and four of her sister's children, A, her youngest child, is 6 months old; R...