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On 22 October 2020, the government published just over 500 pages of changes to the immigration rules. Thankfully, most of those can be ignored by this blog. But there is one bit that we really, really, need to talk about. With effect from 9am on 1 December...
Via the High Court Enforcement Officers Association, comes sight of a letter from the Lord Chancellor to the HCEOA requesting that no evictions are carried out: a) where Tier 2 or Tier 3 restrictions are in place, and b) during the 11 December 2020 to 11...
We are once again very grateful to Mike Norman (now of Harrow Law Centre) for the following guest post updating the position on possession claims and notice periods in Wales. Keeping up with England has been more than enough for me... A careful observer...
Keshwala & Anor v Bhalsod & Anor (2020) EWHC 2372 (QB) An appeal from a Circuit Judge's decision refusing relief from forfeiture, focussing on the issue of delay in making the application for relief. This was a commercial lease, though with living...
The London Borough of Lambeth v Gniewosz (LANDLORD AND TENANT : SERVICE CHARGES) (2020) UKUT 274 (LC) A rather odd Upper Tribunal appeal of an FTT decision as to whether the costs of a new roof to parts of a block of flats would be recoverable under the...
Hussain v Vaswami & Ors (2020) EWCA Civ 1216 (not on Bailii yet. Judgment on Lawtel). This is a somewhat unusual appeal in the context of possession proceedings, being an appeal against a 12 month committal of the tenant to prison on two counts of...
There is now a deluge of new materials ahead of Monday 21 September restarting of possession proceedings. All out today are: The Master of the Rolls published version of the 'Overall Arrangements for possession proceedings in England and Wales', which,...
Some things that emerged today, ahead of the resumption of possession claims on Monday 21 September. Gov.uk now has a "Reactivation Notice" form (one for claimants, one for defendants). Note this is not a statutory or prescribed form. There is no set format...
Ruby Triangle Properties Ltd v Jesus Sanctuary Ministries Ltd (2020) EWHC 2247 (Ch) An unlawful eviction case, but not a residential one. A note because it is an interesting case of a badly behaved property developers, a church an a question over general...
We are very grateful to Mike Norman of Bristol Law Centre for the following guest post on the current position on possession claims and notice periods in Wales. Keeping up with England has been more than enough for me, so this is extremely welcome. The...
In that delightfully wilful way that we housing lawyers have come to know and love*, the Govt chose Friday afternoon 28 August to drop The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Residential Tenancies: Protection from Eviction) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 on an...
A round up of where we are on possession claims, notices, etc. and then what we will need to know for the future. This post is, of course, a hostage to fortune. The present moment stuff is right, but if the Govt goes the high risk route of retrospective...