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Some county court cases reported in the indispensable 'Housing: Recent Developments' in Legal Action for May 2016. Cases involve introductory tenancies, deposits, harassment and illegal eviction. Hammersmith & Fulham LBC v Patterson. County...
SSP Law Finchley We are a firm specialising in Housing and Property Law established for 12 years and currently have our Lexcel accreditation pending. We pride ourselves in our inclusive and diverse culture and our strong links with the local...
Ten years. Ten whole years. That is how long this site has been in existence. Yet still we stagger on, despite bits falling off and the east wing giving way. Variously heralded as 'irreverent, comprehensive and up to date' by the Judicial...
This has been quite a week for issues about Local Authorities gatekeeping homeless applications coming to the fore. This post addresses practices and policies of three councils. Eastbourne BC, LB Haringey and Bournemouth BC. Eastbourne BC...
IMPORTANT - NOT YET UPDATED FOR 1 OCTOBER 2018 CHANGES. [Update 3 pm 03/06/2016 - improved flow chart with added HMO licensing section now at link below. Update 05/12/2016 - tidier version will small error correction. Update 07/03/2017 - correcting...
An accidental chain of tenancies, in which only the very first was left standing. London Borough of Haringey v 1) Hansa Ahmed & 2) Shaheeda Ahmed [2016] EWHC 1257 (Ch) (Not on Bailii yet, we've seen the judgment). Three tenancy agreements for...
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 is finally here although it will probably not be in force until early 2017. One of the late amendments to the Act finally introduced compulsory client money protection for agency work. This is something that...
Court v Van Dijk & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ 483 Nuisance cases are tricky. There is a lot to establish for causation, for liability and for loss. This case is perhaps a cautionary tale about the need to be constantly alert to changes in the facts...
A couple of notes from the weekend. I've updated the downloadable PDF files for homelessness and possession posts to include 2014 to now. I've also added all disrepair posts from 2006 to now as a new file (it is a hefty 214 page PDF, but fully...
Eclipse Film Partners v HMRC [2016] UKSC 24 has almost nothing to do with housing law. It was an appeal from the First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber), via the UT (TCC) and the CA. It wasn't even about the substantive issues in the case, rather, it was...
An interesting county court appeal of a possession order - can PCOL be used for a possession claim for an Introductory Tenancy? Crosby v Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Civil Justice Centre, 8 March 2016 Ms C was an Introductory tenant of...
When the First Respondent in a possession case is styled "The Sovereign Indigenous Peoples of Scotland" and the second, named, Respondent describes himself as "A Member of the Government of Scotland", you suspect that you know in advance how things...