Southend-on-Sea Borough Council v Armour [2011] Following the Court of Appeal decision in Corby Borough Council v Scott and West Kent Housing Association Limited v Haycraft, both of which set the bar for tenants wishing to bring proportionality...
A recent High Court case has served to highlight the problems which can arise when housing staff, agents or independent contractors notice, or should have noticed, relevant defects when visiting a property, but fail to report them to the landlord. In the...
From 1 September 2012 the new offence of squatting in a residential building will apply throughout England and Wales. The offence has been introduced as part of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment Offenders Act 2012 ("LASPOA 2012") . This...
In the recent case of Stafford v Camden Borough of London [2012 ] the Court of Appeal considered whether a local authority must serve a new possession notice (a section 128 notice) when the authority has served a previous notice but not proceeded with...
Proportionality challenges - common sense eventually prevails! Follow the Supreme Court decision in Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2011] there was concern that the majority of summary possession cases bought by social...
The Community Trigger - Antidote or Aggravation? Following the publication of Home Office consultation paper “More Effective Responses to Anti-social Behaviour” in February 2011, the proposals were very much left on the sideline whilst the...
The Localism Act 2011 and Affordable Rent Tenancies The Localism Act 2011 (‘the Act”) received Royal Assent on 15 November 2011. It has been publicised by the coalition government as a means to “shift power from central...
Case law update As consultations and legislation have stolen the housing law headlines over the last year, here is a rundown of some of the court decisions which have been handed down over the past 12 months. Birmingham County Council v Harrison [2011] ...
Social Housing Law Update Tenant insolvency and possession proceedings On 15 July 2011 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgement in the combined case of Sharples v Places for People Homes Limited; Godfrey v A2 Dominion Homes Limited [2011]. The case...
Social Housing Law Update Government’s Consultation – More Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour In February 2011 the Home Office issued its consultation paper “More effective responses to anti-social...
