As at 26th April 2023 Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill NEW This Private Member’s Bill, sponsored by Bob Blackman, would make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; and make provision about local authority oversight of, and...
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Homelessness duty and mandatory order to enforce it: Supreme Court hearing
On 3 and 4 May 2023 the Supreme Court will hear the local housing authority’s appeal in R (Imam) v London Borough of Croydon. The Supreme Court will determine when a court should make a mandatory order against a local housing authority to enforce a duty owed to a homeless individual under s193(2) of the […]
Overhall of Anti-Social Behaviour ‘Laughing Gas’ Will Be Banned
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that laughing gas canisters will be banned as part of a government clampdown on antisocial behaviour. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce new government plans to tackle antisocial behaviour, as polling shows the public is increasingly concerned about low-level crime. Plans will include offenders being required […]
Legal aid: two recent announcements
On 5 January 2023 the Ministry of Justice announced that there will be a review exploring options for improving the sustainability of the legal aid system for people facing civil and family legal issues. The review will commission an external economic analysis of the civil legal aid market encompassing all categories of civil legal aid […]
Obtaining Possession of a Property After the Death of a Tenant
Our friends at Woodstock Legal Services have put out a useful piece on ‘Obtaining Possession of a Property After the Death of a Tenant‘ It can be seen here.
Plans for landlords to be forced to rent out empty shops will not work – lawyers say
Government plans to be outlined in the Queen’s Speech that will force landlords to rent empty retail units to the highest bidder in rental auctions will work in any meaningful way, according to retail lawyers. The Conservative government hopes the measures will reinvigorate high streets that it believes are “blighted by derelict shopfronts”. However, retail […]
Final ruling on gas safety certificate when serving a Section 21
Supreme Court rejects any more appeals by the tenant in the infamous Trecarrel House vs Rouncefield eviction case. Letting agents and landlords can feel safer issuing gas safety certificates to tenants following the end of a landmark court case. The Supreme Court has rejected any further appeals by the tenant and her legal team in […]
Section 21 notices for assured shorthold tenancies: joint tenants
On 6 April 2022 Shelter Legal updated its advice to clarify that in the case of a joint tenancy the prevailing view confirms the common law position that a valid section 21 notice must contain the names of all joint tenants and be served on at least one of them. It states that in the […]
2014 Act used to partially close property with bad ASB
A three-month Partial Closure Order has been enforced at a Wrexham address following a spate of anti-social behaviour reports. Police say the Empress Road address had been the subject of a high number of ASB and drug-related incidents in recent months. Granted on Friday, 8 April by Wrexham Magistrates’ Court, the order was enforced under […]
How to prepare for right to rent changes
A series of major changes in right to rent have already occurred and more are heading towards the market, bringing with them serious legal implications for agents, landlords and tenants. Two significant changes to right to rent checks come into force in the coming months. From September 2022, legislation will change to allow landlords and letting agents […]
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Housing Laws in the Pipeline
As at 26th April 2023 Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill NEW This Private Member’s Bill, sponsored by Bob...
Homelessness duty and mandatory order to enforce it: Supreme Court hearing
On 3 and 4 May 2023 the Supreme Court will hear the local housing authority’s appeal in R (Imam) v London Borough of...
Overhall of Anti-Social Behaviour ‘Laughing Gas’ Will Be Banned
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed that laughing gas canisters will be banned as part of a government...
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