Section 21 Notices – Local Authorities homelessness decisions
This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series Possible defences - section 21 noticesAn extremely common question that arises on our helpline is when a landlord has properly served a valid section 21 notice,...
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KT Property v Joseph Pritchard Bristol County Court 3 February 2011 This case, although quite rare was in our view certainly interesting and was one that made the mice in our heads revolve on the...
View ArticleSee how you like it! – Direct payment to social tenants
Councils and housing associations to test direct payments of housing cost support Local authority and housing association partnerships are named as the successful volunteers the Government plans to...
View ArticleNine out of ten landlords owed rent by LHA tenants
Almost nine out of ten (87%) landlords who accept housing benefit tenants have had problems with rent not being paid on time, with one in ten (11%) saying they have had tenants who stopped paying their...
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Enforcing HMO Regulations
Enforcing HMOs Properly Local authorities must follow their own enforcement policies and cannot depart from them without good reason. Usually this will require the written approval of a senior manager...
View ArticleModified Proposals for Preventing Retaliatory Evictions in Deregulation Bill
Deregulation Bill update. Retaliatory evictions In December 2014, provisions to prevent retaliatory evictions were inserted into the Deregulation Bill which is the same bill being used to address some...
View ArticleCouncil Should Have Explained Court Fees To Tenant
A test complaint we’ve wanted to try for quite some time now has been decided (the complaint was not by us nor one of our members). After a landlord has served a 2 months section 21 notice, commonly...
View ArticleExtra Cash to Fund Fight Against Rogue Landlords
Housing minister Heather Wheeler has opened government purse strings to give 50 councils an extra £2.4 million to tackle rogue landlords. The money is earmarked to pay for extra staff to root out bad...
View ArticleAccused Landlords Need Legal Advice, Claims Lawyer
Not enough landlords are taking lawyers to council interviews where they are accused of criminal housing offences, claims a property solicitor. Landlords are attending these interviews that can end...
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