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by Giles Peaker | 14 Sep, 2025 | Disrepair, Housing law - All, secure-tenancy, Social tenancies

Sims, R (On the Application Of) v The London Borough of Hackney (Rev1) (2025) EWHC 2271 (Admin) This was a renewed permission hearing on an application for judicial review. Mr Sims is the secure tenant of Hackney, in a flat on the second floor of a block,...

The Lords on Aweys coming soon

by Giles Peaker | 25 Jun, 2009 | Homeless, Housing law - All

News reaches us that the House of Lords opinions in the appeal of Aweys v Birmingham are to be handed down on 1 July (Court of Appeal report here). [Update, Moran v Manchester CC (our Court of Appeal report here) will also be handed down on the same day as...

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