FG, R (On the Application Of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2024) EWHC 780 (Admin) This was a judicial review of RBKC, asserting discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 in RBKC's failure to make physical adaptations to a flat occupied by...
How to Rent and Easy Read – updates and issues.
Ah, the How to Rent Guide. Is there anything that would so predictably cause problems and yet has been so frequently messed up by MHCLG? Â The latest instalment of the saga goes like this. On 21 July 2021, MHLCG updated the 'How to Rent Guide' page. But...
Reasonable adjustments and physical alterations. When a landlord isn’t.
There is an interesting note here on a county court case claiming discrimination under Equality Act 2010 for failure to make physical adjustments to a property. As is generally known, a 'controller of let premises' (section 36) does not have to make...
A limited enjoyment?
Beedles v Guinness Northern Counties Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 442 This was the appeal of the first instance decision in Mr Beedle's claim under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Section 24C. We reported that case here. As we noted in that report, this is of...
I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too! Two*
Thomas-Ashley v Drum Housing Association Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 265 This is probably the biggest single week for dog-related possession claims ever. At this rate, the RSPCA will have to open a housing practice. The brief facts are at para 1 of the Court of...