Parker, R (On the Application Of) v Bashir & Anor (2022) EWHC 358 (Admin) A judicial review of a Magistrates Court decision on costs in a section 82 Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecution. The prosecution had been brought in respect of a...
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Job ads – Islington, Sheffield
Hopkin Murray Beskine Vacancy – Paralegal Hopkin Murray Beskine have a vacancy for a paralegal to assist our busy housing and public law team. We are a long established Islington firm with clients from across London and beyond, who come to us...
Service and admin charges – from the Upper Tribunal
Some brief notes on recent Upper Tribunal (LC) service and administration charge decisions Marshall v Northumberland & Durham Property Trust Ltd (2022) UKUT 92 (LC) The First Tier Tribunal had been wrong to grant dispensation from section 20...
Suitability, enquiries, gender reassignment and the public sector equality duty.
Biden v Waverley Borough Council (2022) EWCA Civ 442 An interesting Court of Appeal decision on the sufficiency of enquiries to establish suitability of accommodation offered in discharge of section 189B Housing Act 1986 duty where the homeless...
Job ads – South London, Camberwell, Bradford
Cambridge House Housing Caseworker Salary Up to £30,000 per annum depending on experience Closing date – 29 April 2022 Cambridge House is looking for motivated people who are willing to go the extra mile to create a more just society. Our...
Fixed term secure tenancies and forfeiture
Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga (2022) UKSC 7 In which the Supreme Court considered the position on termination of 'flexible tenancies' - fixed term secure tenancies - during the fixed term. We saw the Court of Appeal judgment dismissing...
Job ads – Westminster, Waterloo/Stratford, Islington
Z2K We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated advice professional to join our award-winning casework team to provide cover for our current casework manager while she is on maternity leave. We are looking for someone with the availability to...
Delays to services…
Apologies, I know updates have been slow in the last few weeks - I have been very busy on a lot of time sensitive stuff and what down time I've had, has really been needed as, well, down time... But the blog has not been forgotten or abandoned,...
Job ad – England
Shelter Training is recruiting freelance trainers to deliver a wide range of housing, benefits, debt, and professional skills courses and webinars. We’d like to hear from solicitors, barristers and experienced housing practitioners who have...
The forthcoming Ukranian housing scheme
The media are today (Sunday 13.3.22) reporting that the government are going to launch an extra-statutory scheme on Monday whereby people will be able to offer accommodation to Ukranians fleeing the invasion. Details are sketchy, but the main...
Property Guardians and HMOs – they are, you know.
Global 100 Ltd v Jimenez & Ors (HOUSING - HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER - "property guardians") (2022) UKUT 50 (LC) In which Global 100, flushed by their win in the Court of Appeal in Global 100 Ltd v Laleva (2021) EWCA...
Excluded grounds of possession and subsequent grounds
Poplar HARCA v Kerr. Clerkenwell & Shoreditch County Court. February 2022. DJ Bell (Unreported, we've seen a note of extempore judgment.) Our thanks to Daniel Skinner for the note of judgment in this case, which is of interest on the argument...