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Legal's General Editor: Jan Luba QC |
25 March 2015 Update |
HOUSING LAW NEWS Policy Issues in Housing LawAnti-social behaviour and housing (1) Anti-social behaviour and housing (2) Private renting (1) Private renting (2) Private renting (3)
Homelessness (1) Homelessness (2) Homelessness (3) Housing benefit National housing policy Shared ownership Social housing Mobile homes Selling council housing
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Housing
Laws in the Pipeline Housing Ombudsman (Power to Settle Disputes between Neighbours and Tenants) Bill Household Safety (Carbon Monoxide Detectors) Bill Private Rented Sector (Decent Homes Standard) Bill Carers Bedroom Entitlement (Social Housing Sector) Bill Consumer Rights Bill Deregulation Bill |
NEW HOUSING LAW CASES R (SG) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Nzolameso v City of Westminster Medway Council v Linda Noyes Medway Council v Nitin King Rotherham Borough Council v Mohammed Tariq Complaint against Harrow London Borough Council |
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HOUSING
LAW CONSULTATIONS On 13 March 2015 the UK Government launched a consultation seeking proposals and ideas on how it can help stock transfer housing associations borrow more to build additional homes. For the consultation paper, click here Responses should be made by 31 May 2015. The Welsh Government has initiated a consultation on the future of the Right to Buy in Wales. The consultation runs until 16 April 2015. For the consultation arrangements, click here The Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee of the Welsh Assembly is consulting on the contents of the Welsh Government’s Renting Homes (Wales) Bill. For the consultation documents and details, click here Any submissions should arrive by 27 March 2015. |
NEW HOUSING LAW ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS Recent Developments in Housing Law. Jan Luba QC & Nic Madge [2015] March issue Legal Action magazine. Available in print and on-line for Legal Action subscribers. To read the article, click here Picking over the bones commentary on R(ZH & CN) v Newham LBC and Lewisham LBC) Justin Bates [2015] 18 Journal of Housing Law 24 Succession to secure joint tenancy: the dawn or dusk of an era? commentary on Solihull MBC v Hickin) Peter Orji [2015] 18 Journal of Housing Law 29 Policy influences in the Supreme Court Michael Paget [2015] 18 Journal of Housing Law 34 Relevant facts and s. 191(2) Housing Act 1996 (commentary on London Borough of Enfield v Najim) David Lintott [2015] Local Government Lawyer 20 March. To read the article, click here Licensing regime shake-up announced Tom Wall [2015] Environmental Health News 18 March. To read the article,click here Drop in B&B investigations (by the Local Government Ombudsman) Daniel Douglas [2015] Inside Housing 19 March. To read the article, click here Sudden rush of proposals proposals Dr Stephen Battersby [2015] The UK Housing Professionals Forum Blog 19 March. To read the article, click here Britain's housing crisis is a human disaster. Here are 10 ways to solve it Rowan Moore [2015] The Observer 14 March. To read the article, click here Half a million more people claiming housing benefit under coalition Daniel Boffey [2015] The Observer 14 March. To read the article, click here Cold homes 'causing more respiratory illness in England than Sweden' Sweden' Denis Campbell [2015] The Guardian 19 March. To read the article, click here Tackling right to buy fraud David Pipe [2015] CIH News 16 March. To read the article, click here Tenants hit by bedroom tax suffer range of health problems, study shows Patrick Butler [2015] The Guardian 16 March. To read the article, click here |
THE HOUSING LAW DIARY 27 March 2015 30 March 2015 6 April 2015
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RECRUITMENT Solicitor Vacancy with Anthony Collins Solicitors Anthony Collins Solicitors, a leading player in the housing sector, require a solicitor to join their team supporting primarily housing associations, advising on tenancies, rents & service charges increases, management & service level agreements and project support. Hopkin Murray Beskine: Paralegal/Trainee Solicitor Vacancy Hopkin Murray Beskine are looking for a paralegal to assist in their busy housing, public law and family teams. The appointments will be for a fixed term of 1 year, with a view to a training contract commencing after a year if performance meets expectations. Housing Solicitor Minimum 1 year post qualification) required to join busy housing team. Housing Solicitor Vacancy (locum maternity cover) |
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