The beginning of the end of Right to Buy in England?

Scott Dorling and Jessica Arczynski look at the latest Government announcements on the Right to Buy. Read more

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November 06, 2024

Improvement or remediation, or both?

Robert Bowker considers how the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dealt with fire safety cases where an improvement notice under the Housing Act 2004 has been served and an application for a remediation order under s. 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 has been made.
November 06, 2024

HMO licensing appeals: to re-hear, or not to re-hear?

Angela Piears considers a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) case about HMO licences: How should the FTT approach the hearing of an HMO licensing appeal? Who can challenge the decision to grant an HMO licence? How should a local authority serve notices on a freehold company?
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Oct 09, 2024

High Court dismisses Judicial Review challenge to council housing allocation scheme

The High Court has dismissed a judicial review challenge to the London Borough of Enfield’s housing allocation scheme, after a claimant contended the scheme was unlawful both on a public law basis and that it breached the anti-discrimination provisions as set out in the ECHR and/or the Equality Act. In RR, R (on the application of) v The London Borough of Enfield, the claimant, RR, who has a…

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November 05, 2024

Housing case law: September & October 2024

Natalie Hurst and Jane Goodier round up the latest housing law cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.
November 01, 2024

Foiling the fraudsters - how to detect and collect evidence of tenancy fraud

In this webinar, Angela Piears and Karolina Zielinska consider what to do if you suspect that a tenant has made fraudulent representations about who they are or where they are living, and offer their tips and tricks on preventative measures that can be used to prevent or discourage tenancy fraud from the outset of the landlord-tenant relationship.
October 31, 2024

​Unlawful sub-letting: the "Only or Principal Home" test

Stefan Liberadzki and Andrew Carter introduce our Social Housing Webinar series by discussing the keystone of any unlawful sub-letting case: whether the tenant is no longer using the property as their only or principal home. They review the established case law, explore how the case law is applied in practice, and discuss how best to present the evidence in Court.
October 04, 2024

Dealing with management companies

How do registered providers manage risk in relation to Management Companies providing services to their Estates? Rose Klemperer, Wendy Wilks and Alice Watkins explain.
September 20, 2024

Insolvency cover clarified – Peabody Trust v NHBC

The High Court has clarified – in a case involving a social landlord – when a cause of action accrues under insurance policies providing contractor insolvency cover, and therefore when the limitation period begins. William O’Brien and Alicia Ogborn explains the ruling.
September 04, 2024

Housing case law update: August 2024

Steven Wood, Emily Jordan and Gavinder Ryait round up the latest housing law cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.
September 04, 2024

Labour's new towns initiative: navigating the law

Labour has pledged to build a "generation of new towns" in its Manifesto as part of its plan to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years. Alexander Rose, Lee Pickett, Andrew Batterton and Jessica Harrison explore some of the legal issues which are likely to arise from delivering this important policy and put forward solutions which can be implemented.
August 23, 2024

Arguing incompatibility

Eloise Marriott analyses the Court of Appeal’s ruling in a case where it considered whether the statutory provisions governing succession to secure tenancies under the Housing Act 1985 were discriminatory in circumstances where a family member was not able to succeed to a tenancy, as the tenant had ceased to occupy the property due to ill-health and did not have capacity to assign the tenancy to…
August 07, 2024

Social housing and contempt of court

The Law Commission has begun consultation on reform of the law on contempt of court. Rebecca Sembuuze looks at the proposed changes of interest to the social housing sector.