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The row about the apparent govt amendments to the Renters (Reform) Bill goes on, principally about the proposed initial 6 month term in which the tenant could not give notice (although also, obviously, about the unspecified delay in introduction of...
Lowe v Governors of Sutton's Hospital In Charterhouse (2024) EWHC 646 (Ch) A High Court appeal of a first instance county court judgment by HHJ Luba KC, which we noted here. The claim was for deposit penalties for failure to provide the prescribed...
Shelter Cymru Housing Law Caseworkers (Gwent) Cardiff office 35 hours per week - £26,862 per annum 17.5 hours per week - £13,431 per annum An exciting opportunity has now arisen at Shelter Cymru for two Housing Law Caseworkers to join our...
The disappearance of the Renters (Reform) Bill from the parliamentary timetable has been the subject of much speculation, with reports of it being held hostage by Tory backbenchers demanding landlord friendly changes, and the prospect of the Bill...
Mason v 1) Olivera and 2) Santana, Claim no: K2PP0132 (15th December 2023, County Court at Clerkenwell and Shoreditch) Our grateful thanks to Garden Court Chambers for details of this judgment on a housing conditions counterclaim to a claim for...
Shelter Cymru SC715 Team Leader (Cardiff, Vale and Valleys) Cardiff Office 35 hours per week £30,660 per annum An exciting opportunity has now arisen within our Housing Services team in South Wales for a Team Leader. The post holder will have...
AB & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Westminster City Council (2024) EWHC 266 (Admin) This was a judicial review of both the suitability of accommodation provided to a homeless couple, and also of Westminster's policy of sourcing temporary...
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Some quick notes on various recent (ish) Upper Tribunal decisions Crisplane Ltd v Plymouth Community Homes Ltd (LANDLORD AND TENANT - SERVICE CHARGES - liability of lessee under right to buy leases to contribute to cost of repairing roof - s.139...
Derbyshire Law Centre Housing Solicitor/Caseworker PLEASE DO NOT APPLY THROUGH INDEED Salary scale – £29,777 to £36,648 subject to a pay increase (SCP 19 to 28) starting salary will depend on experience and qualifications. Role is subject to a pay...
Our thanks to Doughty Street Chambers for their note on this judgment. Hickmet and Cheerz Express Limited v Dragos (Luton County Court, 19 January 2024) Ms Dragos was the assured shorthold tenant of Cheerz Express, with the tenancy beginning 1 June...
Our grateful thanks to Liam Evans and Daniel Grütters of One Pump Court for this note of a s.204 appeal on an affordability assessment for a suitability decision, including the vexed topic of use of AHAS guidance. Ake v Lewisham Borough Council...