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Broxbourne Borough Council v Robb & Ors [2011] EWHC 1626 (QB) I'll give a somewhat lengthy report of this case, because it is one of the first to touch on the changing planning environment for Gypsies and travellers after the DCLG's stated...
... and, no, we're not talking about meeting the in-laws; rather, we've *finally* got a High Court decision on the requirements of s.20B(2), Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. This, in short, requires landlords to either demand service charges within 18...
In Coventry CC v Vassell [2011] EWHC 1542 (Admin), the issue for Hickinbottom J, on appeal by way of case stated, was as to the mental element required to convict an HB claimant for non-disclosure of a change of circumstances affecting entitlement...
[Edit NL 21/6/2011. Owing to some enthusiasm by contributors and an evening off editing by me, we have two reports on this case done on the same evening. I've kept both because they present interestingly different approaches to the issues in this...
Crown Estate Commissioners v Peabody Trust & Poplak [2011] EWHC 1467 (Ch) [link to PDF] As we noted a while ago, the transfer of the Crown Estates Commissioners social housing estates to the Peabody Trust had brought about a test case on the...
You may recall, almost two years ago now, we reported on the case of Defence Estates v L [2009] EWHC 1049 (Admin), under the title “Something of a mess”. The title was a reference to a comment of Collins J during the course of discussions after his...
TG, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Lambeth (Shelter Intervening) [2011] EWCA Civ 526 The disconnection between Local Authority Social Services and housing departments has been a frequent topic here and in the courts, not least in the...
Potts v Densley & Anor [2011] EWHC 1144 (QB) Another case on tenancy deposit protection has hit the High Court, with a rather strange outcome. P was the tenant of D and another party. The deposit was not protected during the tenancy. This was...
Pritchard & Ors v Teitelbaum & Ors [2011] EWHC 1063 (Ch) This case forms part of the aftermath of Fineland Investments Ltd v Janice Vivien Pritchard [2011] EWHC 113 (Ch) (our report here). It appears that Ms Pritchard was not going to take...
Just a short note on Leeds cc v Price (LSC intervening) [2011] EWHC 849 (QB) because it isn't a housing case at all. It's the costs fall-out from Price v Leeds CC [2006] UKHL 10; [2006] 2 A.C. 465 (the other case with Kay v LB Lambeth). You'll...
The Mayor of London (Greater London Authority) v Haw & Ors [2011] EWHC 585 (QB) You may remember that there has been some previous litigation (the most crucial of which we reported on here) between the Mayor of London and various persons protesting...
Bank of Scotland v Pereira & Pain & Pain [2011] EWCA Civ 241 This is a rather odd one. Although the case involves fraudulent sale and rent back agreements, mortgage possession and a rescinded sale and transfer of title, that isn't why we're...