Event: Housing in Lockdown II – 23rd April 2020

Due to the success of our last lockdown event, you are warmly invited to attend – Housing in Lockdown II. Lead by Tom Lawal, this interactive session will pick up from last week, however, should you wish... Continue Reading

COVID-19 – trespasser possession and injunction proceedings – Application of the new Civil Procedure Rule Practice Direction 51Z

The back drop to this case is that the new Practice Direction CPR 51Z effectively stays possession proceedings and enforcement issued pursuant to CPR 55 for 90 days from March 2020. It does not need to be ... Continue Reading

Curing defects in section 8 notices seeking possession – what is the test?

The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether the “reasonable recipient” test in Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] UKHL 19 applies to notices served pursuant to s... Continue Reading

Legal Update: Revised pre-action protocols

In this article Jane Talbot discusses ‘Revised pre-action protocols’. Please click here to view the article. ... Continue Reading

St Ives Chambers ranked as leading set by the Legal 500

We are delighted to confirm that St Ives Chambers has been ranked as a leading set by the influential legal directory, the Legal 500. Chambers, which is ranked in four separate practice areas, has a total ... Continue Reading

Annual Housing Conference 2019 Programme details

The programme for our 10th Anniversary Annual Housing Conference is available to view. To view the programme click here. For more details on the event, click here. There are discounts available for group b... Continue Reading

Legal Update: Housing Allocation Schemes – Indirect Discrimination

In an important decision for local housing authorities, the Court of Appeal has recently ruled that Hillingdon LBC’s Allocation Policy was unlawful on the grounds that it indirectly discriminated aga... Continue Reading

Housing Update: “Right to Rent” scheme declared incompatible with the European Convention of Human Rights

In this latest update, Michelle Caney discusses the recent landmark judgment made by the High Court which has declared the Government’s “Right to Rent” scheme incompatible with the Europe... Continue Reading

Housing Update: “Right to Rent” scheme declared incompatible with the European Convention of Human Rights

In this latest update, Michelle Caney discusses the recent landmark judgment made by the High Court which has declared the Government’s “Right to Rent” scheme incompatible with the Europe... Continue Reading

Housing Update: Duty to inspect?

The Court of Appeal considered the appeal in the case of Rogerson v Bolsover District Council (2019) EWCA Civ 226 which concerned a landlord’s duty pursuant to s4 Defective Premises Act 1972 and whether ... Continue Reading