10th June 2020
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HOUSING LAW NEWS & POLICY ISSUES
 

Ban on evictions extended by two months
On 5 June 2020 the MHCLG announced that the Civil Procedure Rule Committee has extended “the suspension of evictions” from social or private rented accommodation by two months until 23 August 2020. The press release stated that ministers are also working with the judiciary, legal representatives and the advice sector on arrangements, including new rules, which will mean that courts are better able to address the need for appropriate protection of all parties, including those shielding from coronavirus. 

The Master of the Rolls, as head of civil justice, has convened a judiciary-led, cross-sector, task-and-finish working group to consider and to address so far as practicable matters affecting litigants and the courts when the present stay on possession proceedings is lifted. The focus of the group is on preparing the courts for the lifting of the suspension including how best to support parties, including vulnerable renters. The group will also include rules, guidance (including to private landlords as well as social landlords), the provision of information and the sharing of best practice. For the announcement, click here. Citizens Advice described the extension as "a sticking plaster not a cure" and called for “proper reform to the rules governing evictions”. For their response, click here. For a “disappointed” response to the extension from the Residential Landlords Association, click here.

Impact of Covid-19 on civil court users
On 5 June 2020 the Civil Justice Council published a rapid review of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the civil justice system, particularly the swift expansion of the use of remote hearings. Housing lawyers raised concerns about the safety of working conditions in the county courts, and referenced inadequate provision in terms of sanitation facilities and ventilation.

In respect of housing cases, in particular, respondents noted the suitability of remote hearings for case management hearings in cases where both sides are represented, and homelessness appeals on a point of law under s.204 Housing Act. However, many emphasised the inherent unsuitability of remote hearings as a mechanism for dealing with possession cases especially because of (i) the overrepresentation of vulnerable defendants in this area of law; and (ii) the inability of many defendants to access the technology needed to participate in remote hearings, or provide instructions to solicitors where they are represented. For the review, click here. A section entitled “Housing – Managing the resumption of possession hearings” begins at 8.15 on page 79.

Domestic abuse: charities funded
On 5 June 2020 the MHCLG announced that over 1,500 refuge spaces will be provided to support survivors of domestic abuse at risk during the pandemic. The provision will be backed by £8.1 million of government funding which will also support other specialist services, such as counselling. The funding comes from £10 million that has been made available to domestic abuse charities to support them during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A second bidding round opened last week in order to allocate the rest of the funding. The remaining £1.85 million fund has been opened for applications on a rolling 'first come first served' basis. The fund prospectus remains the same, with minor updates and clarifications to help bidders in submitting their applications. For the announcement, click here. For the prospectus, click here. For the response of the Local Government Association, click here.

Rough sleeping and Covid-19 pandemic
On 7 June 2020 the MHCLG announced that over 130 charities in England will benefit from £6m of government funding to allow them to continue their work supporting rough sleepers during the pandemic. The support charities will be able to provide should include provision of beds for those in need as well as specialist physical and mental health help. For the announcement and details of successful bids, click here.

Homelessness and Covid-19
On 5 June 2020, the Daily Mirror published a letter by homelessness organisations outlining “the crucial further steps needed to protect tens of thousands who are at risk of homelessness”. The organisations believe three priorities need to be in place for the Government to succeed in its stated aim that nobody should lose their home as a result of coronavirus, and to end rough sleeping for good. It must:

1. house everyone at risk of rough sleeping and give them the long-term support they need
2. prevent homelessness caused by rent shortfalls due to coronavirus through adequate welfare support
3. legislate to prevent evictions due to the impact of the pandemic.

For the contents of the letter, click here.

Social and affordable rented housing

On 8 June 2020 the Select Committee on Housing, Communities and Local Government examined the Government’s assessment of need for social and affordable rented housing, and its strategy to increase provision. The Committee also considered the likely impact of the Government’s new Affordable Homes Programme, announced at the Budget, on the ability of housing providers to build more homes, and the proportion of rented homes versus low-cost ownership homes in the overall affordable housing mix. In the course of the session the Committee questioned Christopher Pincher, the Minister for Housing. To watch the session, click here. For further details of the Committee’s inquiry, click here.

Flexible tenancies
In Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga [2020] EWHC 1353 (QB), the High Court held that where a tenant defaulted on rent, the landlord could not end a flexible tenancy in the fixed-term other than by relying on a forfeiture clause. In the absence of such a clause, a landlord will need to wait until the expiry of the fixed term before taking steps to obtain possession. For the judgment, click here. For a summary by James McHugh of Trinity Chambers, see New Housing Cases (below).

Legal aid: assessment of bills
On 1 June 2020 the Legal Aid Agency announced that assessment of court assessed bills is being brought in-house. A transfer date is being agreed with HM Courts and Tribunals Service. The change means that civil court assessed claims will be handled by the LAA's civil finance team instead of the courts. The LAA says that the changes should help ease legal aid providers' cash flow. In recent weeks many providers have gone without payment for cases because of court closures during the Covid-19 pandemic. Bringing this work in-house will remove the need for claims to go before the courts. This will mean faster payments in both the long and short-term for your work. The LAA says that it is already set up to receive these claims. Practitioners may start sending claims to the LAA now, should they wish. It will be mandatory to use the LAA after the transfer date. The LAA will confirm when this has been agreed.

For the announcement, click here. For operational guidance for firms wishing to submit claims now, click here.

Courts: more face-to-face hearings

On 8 June HM Courts and Tribunals Service announced that 16 more court and tribunal buildings will open this week across England and Wales for face-to-face hearings. 159 HMCTS locations have remained open throughout the pandemic and a further nine have opened in the last few weeks. For details of the courts opening this week, click here. For advice and guidance for all court and tribunal users during the Covid-19 outbreak, click here.

Mobile Homes Act 2013 (Commencement No. 2) (England) Order 2020

This Order brings into force section 8 of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 (the 2013 Act) on 15 June 2020. That section is the last remaining provision of the Act to be commenced. Section 8 inserts new sections 12A to 12E into the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (the 1960 Act). Section 12A provides that the Secretary of State may by regulations prohibit the use of land as a residential mobile home site unless the local authority is satisfied that the occupier or a person appointed to manage the site is a fit and proper person to manage the site. Sections 12B to 12E give the Secretary of State the power, by regulations, to make related provision as to matters to be taken into account by local authorities in making a fit and proper person assessment, the establishment of a fit and proper person register, the procedure for applications and enforcement, including the creation of criminal offences. For the Commencement Order, click here. For the 2013 Act, click here. For the 1960 Act, click here.

Home for all: Crisis campaign
On 4 June 2020 Crisis published Home for all which called on the Government “to commit to a plan that will enable everyone across Great Britain to have the security of a safe and settled home; and to implement the immediate policy changes and funding needed to continue to protect people experiencing homelessness and prevent homelessness for the duration of the pandemic”. The charity says that the Government must prioritise:

  • The introduction of a new duty on local authorities in England, backed by funding, to provide emergency accommodation for people with nowhere safe to stay in the next 12 months;
  • The national roll-out of Housing First in England;
  • Changes to ensure no one across Britain is left without a safe place to stay because of their immigration status; and
  • Changes to the UK welfare system, and protections for private renters alongside increased investment in the provision of homes for social rent in England to ensure everyone can afford a home.

For the document, click here. For the response of the Local Government Association, click here. For coverage on the BBC News website, click here.

Rough sleeping and Covid-19

On 3 June 2020 the MHCLG published data about the support for people sleeping rough and those at risk of sleeping rough, as part of the ‘get everyone in’ campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic. It shows that the number of people provided emergency accommodation as at May 2020 was 4,450 in London and 10,160 for the rest of England. For the data, click here.

Private renters and Covid-19: JRF research

On 4 June 2020 the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published research finding that more than a third of furloughed private renters (37 per cent) – and almost a quarter of all private renters (23 per cent), rising to 31 per cent of households with children – are worried about being able to pay their rent when the coronavirus lockdown ends. The research indicates that if, as JRF considers likely, more workers lose their jobs in the coming months and are not be able to pay their rent, large numbers of people may need to rely on the social security system for support with their housing costs for the first time. The Foundation is calling for an increase in LHA to cover median rents in all areas, as well as the removal of the national cap on the amount of LHA that can be paid, so that it does not limit support in high-cost areas. For more details, click here.

Private renters and Covid-19: Residential Landlords Association

On 6 June 2020 the Residential Landlords Association reported the results of a survey of over 2,000 tenants across England and Wales which found that “there is no eviction crisis looming for private sector tenants, as almost all have been able to pay their rent as usual during the coronavirus pandemic.” Ninety per cent of respondents said that they had paid their rent as usual since the coronavirus crisis began, and 84 per cent had not needed to ask their landlord for any support. Of those that did ask, three-quarters received a positive response. For the report, click here.

Impact of Covid-19 on social housing: HouseMark data analysis

The June edition of HouseMark’s Data Analysis Bulletin has found that:

  • 18 per cent of the workforce were not in work during April
  • Lettings were down 77 per cent since March
  • Arrears were up a further 10 per cent in April
  • There was a 30 per cent increase in reports of anti-social behaviour and domestic violence
  • Gas safety compliance was down to 91.2 per cent
  • 800,000 non-emergency repairs built up in April.

For the Bulletin, click here.

Housing and older people

On 3 June 2020 The Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation published a report by Professor Les Mayhew of Cass Business School – Too Little, Too Late? Housing for an ageing population – finding that nearly 60 per cent of surplus bedrooms lie in households inhabited by over-65s. It says that the key to unlocking the UK’s housing crisis lies in tackling the under-occupation of family homes where there are more than 15 million ‘surplus’ bedrooms. Elderly people should be encouraged to downsize, but the lack of age-friendly housing in the UK limits the options for millions who are open to moving but decide to stay. Professor Mayhew’s analysis shows that if the situation does not improve, the overall bedroom surplus – where there is more than one bedroom per person – is projected to exceed 20 million in 2040, with nearly 13 million people above the age of 65 living in largely unsuitable households. For the report, click here. For a press release concerning the report, click here.

HOUSING LAWS IN THE PIPELINE
 

Fire Safety Bill
This Government bill would make provision about the application of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 where a building contains two or more sets of domestic premises; and would confer power to amend that order in future for the purposes of changing the premises to which it applies. The bill received its first reading in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 and its second reading on 29 April 2020. For the second reading debate, click here.  It is now being considered by a Public Bill Committee which will scrutinise the bill line by line and is expected to report to the House by 25 June 2020. For the bill, as introduced, click here. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Domestic Premises (Energy Performance) Bill
This private member’s bill, sponsored by Lord Foster of Bath, would require the Secretary of State to ensure that domestic properties have a minimum energy performance rating of C on an Energy Performance Certificate; to make provision regarding performance and insulation of new heating systems in existing properties. The first reading was on 8 January 2020 and the second reading on 7 February 2020. The committee stage will commence on a date to be appointed. For the bill, as introduced, click here. To follow progress of the bill, click here.
Rented Homes Bill
This private member’s bill, sponsored by Baroness Grender, would amend the Housing Act 1988 to abolish assured shorthold tenancies; and to extend the grounds upon which landlords of residential housing may recover possession. First reading took place on 22 January 2020. The second reading will be on a date to be announced. For the bill, as introduced, click here. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill
This Government bill would amend the electronic communications code set out in Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003; by doing so, it would address one stated policy barrier: making it easier for telecoms companies to access multi-dwelling buildings (such as blocks of flats) where a tenant has requested a new connection, but the landlord has not responded to requests for access rights. The bill received its first reading in the House of Commons on 8 January 2020 and its second reading on 22 January 2020. For the second reading debate, click here. The committee stage was completed on 11 February 2020. For the committee debate, click here. The third reading in the House of Commons was on 10 March 2020; for the debate, click here. First reading in the House of Lords was on 11 March 2020. The second reading was on 22 April 2020. The committee stage was completed on 2 June 2020. The report stage will be on a date to be announced. For the bill, as introduced in the House of Lords, click here. To follow progress of the bill, click here. For a briefing, prepared by the House of Commons Library after second reading in the House of Commons, click here.

Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill
This Welsh Government bill seeks to amend the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 to provide greater security for people who rent their homes in Wales. This will particularly affect those who live in the private rented sector and occupy their homes under a ‘standard occupation contract’, the equivalent to the current assured shorthold tenancy, after the 2016 Act comes into force. This additional security will primarily be achieved by extending the minimum notice period for issuing a section 173 notice under the 2016 Act (the equivalent of the current section 21 notice under the Housing Act 1988) from two months to six months. Landlords will also be prevented from issuing such a notice until at least six months from the date of occupancy. Further provisions will also ensure that landlords are unable to issue rolling ‘speculative’ notices on a ‘just in case’ basis. The bill was introduced in the Senedd on 10 February 2020. The Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee considered the bill on various dates up to 12 March 2020. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee and the Finance Committee are due to consider the Bill on dates to be appointed. On 1 April 2020 the First Minister issued a statement on the Welsh Government’s approach to legislation in light of COVID-19 in which he confirmed that this bill was not one of the Welsh Government’s current priorities and that the legislative programme remains under continual review. For the bill, as introduced, all other documents relating to it, and to follow progress on the bill, click here.

Caravan Sites Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope, would amend the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 to remove planning permission requirements for caravan site licence applicants. The bill is being prepared for publication. It received its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 February 2020. The second reading has been further postponed to 5 February 2021. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Evictions (Universal Credit Claimants) Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Chris Stephens, seeks to place a duty on the Secretary of State to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants in rent arrears. The bill is being prepared for publication. It received its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 February 2020. The second reading has been further postponed to 29 January 2021. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Homeless People (Current Accounts) Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Peter Bone, would require banks to provide current accounts for homeless people seeking work. The bill is being prepared for publication. It received its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 February 2020. The second reading has been postponed to 5 March 2021. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope, seeks to amend the Mobile Homes Act 1983. The bill is being prepared for publication. It received its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 February 2020. The second reading has been further postponed to 11 September 2020. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Mobile Homes and Park Homes Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope, would require the use of published criteria to determine whether mobile homes and park homes are liable for council tax or non-domestic rates; make provision in relation to the residential status of such homes; and amend the Mobile Home Acts. The bill is being prepared for publication. It received its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 February 2020. The second reading has been further postponed to 15 January 2021. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Housing Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope, seeks to amend Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004 to provide that any selective licensing scheme for residential accommodation extends to social housing. The bill is being prepared for publication. It received its first reading on 10 February 2020. The second reading has been further postponed to 15 January 2021. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Sublet Property (Offences) Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope, would make the breach of certain rules relating to sub-letting rented accommodation a criminal offence and would make provision for criminal sanctions in respect of unauthorised sub-letting. The bill is being prepared for publication. It received its first reading on 10 February 2020. The second reading has been further postponed to 30 October 2020. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

Vagrancy (Repeal) Bill
This private members’ bill, sponsored by Layla Moran, would repeal the Vagrancy Act 1824. It received its first reading in the House of Commons on 18 March 2020. The second reading has been postponed to 11 September 2020. For the bill as introduced, click here. To follow progress of the bill, click here.

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NEW HOUSING CASES
 

R (on the application of Flores) v London Borough of Southwark [2020] EWHC 1279 (Admin)
In an application for judicial review, the Claimant was seeking to review the Defendant’s decision to assess him in Band 3 for overcrowding within the Defendant’s housing allocation scheme.

The Facts

In July 2014 the Claimant, his wife and two children moved into a one-bedroom property. At the time of the move, the Claimant’s eldest son was eight years old meaning the property was not statutorily overcrowded for the purposes of s326 of the Housing Act 1985.

The Claimant moved into the property because it was all he could afford. He applied to join the housing register and was initially registered under priority Band 4 on 17 May 2019. This was due to the fact that the overcrowding was not because of a natural increase, but a deliberate act on the part of the Claimant in moving his family into the property, and also due to a failure in meeting the local connection criteria.

On 24 May 2019 the Claimant requested a review, asserting that he qualified for Band 3. The Defendant agreed that the Claimant would meet the local connection criteria to qualify for Band 3 from 27 July 2019 and he was invited to contact them when this was done.

The Claimant did request a further review meeting the relevant local connection criteria seeking to be placed in Band 3.

In its review of this decision on 11 October 2019 the Defendant agreed that the Claimant could now be assessed as Band 3, but confirmed that the Claimant could not meet the criteria for Band 1 as he and his family moved into the overcrowded accommodation at the outset and the overcrowding was not therefore caused by a natural increase.

Band 1 of the Defendant’s housing allocation scheme includes the following: “Applicants who are statutorily overcrowded as defined by Part X of the Housing Act 1985 and have not caused this statutory overcrowding by a deliberate act.”

It was only after the decision was made to assess the Claimant as Band 3 that the Claimant sought judicial review of the decision not to place him in Band 1 of the scheme.

The Defendant rejected that request on the grounds that the fact the Claimant’s son turned 10 was not a natural increase. The policy reasons were made clear, that applications cannot be allowed to jump the queue on the basis of statutory overcrowding that has been caused by moving into properties which were clearly unsuitable from the start.

The Judgment

The Defendant argued that the Claimant had no right to judicial review where the application was never put to the decision maker; where the Claimant had twice sought and obtained a review of his priority on a different basis; and had exhausted the scheme’s mechanism for review,

The court was satisfied that it could entertain the application for judicial review on the basis that the decision on 11 October 2019 did consider whether the Claimant qualified to be placed within Band 1 of their housing scheme.

The substantive ground of challenge was brought by the Claimant on the basis that there was a failure to investigate and assess the circumstances in 2014 when the Claimant acquired the flat.
The Claimant was arguing that the phrase ‘deliberate act’ contained within the scheme’s criteria implied culpable behaviour of the Claimant at the time of moving into the property and, in this particular case, no account was taken of the fact that at the time of moving in the property was not statutorily overcrowded.

The Claimant argued that there was an unfair distinction between having an additional child which is termed a natural increase, and the aging of children requiring their own rooms which is not.

The Defendant submitted that the Claimant had caused the statutory overcrowding by a deliberate act, and that the distinction between a natural increase and natural growth was consistent with the statutory scheme under part X of the Housing Act 1985.

The court found that where the Defendant’s policy referred to a deliberate act, it meant that the act was deliberate in the sense the Claimant voluntarily entered into the tenancy in question and did not require a finding of culpability.

The Claimant’s ignorance of the statutory scheme was not relevant to this question and the interpretation the Claimant was arguing was incorrect.

The Court also held that the Defendant was not obliged to carry out an extensive investigation as argued by the Claimant and dismissed the claim.

Summary by Morgan Brien, barrister, Trinity Chambers. For the full judgment, click here.


Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga
[2020] EWHC 1353 (QB)

Background Facts

The claimant landlord (‘the Landlord’) was seeking possession of a property let to the defendant tenant (‘the Tenant’) pursuant to a flexible tenancy for a fixed term of five years from 25 May 2015 until 24 May 2020. The tenancy agreement contained no express provision for forfeiture in the event of a breach of the terms.

The Landlord served notice seeking termination of the tenancy and recovery of possession on 2 August 2017 and relied on grounds 1 and 2 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 (‘the Act’), namely rent arrears of £703.04 and anti-social behaviour.

Possession proceedings were issued on 29 August 2017.

The Dispute

The key issue in the proceedings was whether a flexible tenancy could be determined before the expiry of the fixed term in the absence of an express forfeiture clause.

The Landlord argued that in the event of a default by the tenant, a flexible tenancy can be determined before the end of the fixed term by any of the three ways identified under s.82(1A) of the Act and that a forfeiture clause was unnecessary.

The Tenant argued that, in the event of a default, a flexible tenancy can only be determined prior to expiry by forfeiture and that as there was no such clause within her tenancy agreement then the possession claim ought to be dismissed.

The Judgment

Mrs Justice Tipples MBE examined the wording of s.82 of the Act and specifically whether for the purposes of s.82(1)(b) the tenancy agreement was “a tenancy for term certain but subject to termination by the landlord”. The Landlord had argued that “termination by the landlord” meant termination by any lawful means available whereas the Tenant argued that this was limited to termination by forfeiture or re-entry alone [para 36].

The judge determined that “a tenancy for a term certain but subject to termination by the landlord” is a fixed term tenancy which the landlord can determine prior to the expiry of the fixed term. If the landlord does not have the right to determine the fixed term at any earlier date, then the fixed term does not fall within the ambit of s.82(1)(b), and the tenancy cannot be brought to an end under s.82(1A) [para 49].

In the circumstances of this case the judge found that the parties had agreed a tenancy for a fixed term without any provision for it to be determined before the end of the term. In the absence of an agreed forfeiture provision, the landlord will need to wait until the expiry of the fixed term before they can take steps to obtain possession [paras 50-51].

The judge went on to say that if a landlord wanted to rely on a forfeiture provision, then such a term must be set out as an express term of the flexible tenancy in the written notice served on the tenant under s.107A(5) of the Act [para 59].

The Landlord’s possession claim was dismissed and the Tenant’s counterclaim was remitted to the county court for further directions [para 63].

Summary by James McHugh, barrister, Trinity Chambers. For the full judgment, click here.

HOUSING LAW ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS
 

Shine on you crazy Dymond [Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga (2020) EWHC 1353 (QB)] Giles Peaker Nearly Legal 2 June 2020 – to read the article, click here

Delays and duties and human rights
Giles Peaker Nearly Legal 3 June 2020 – to read the article, click here

Reasons to be cheerless, part 3
[Gil v London Borough of Camden (2020) EWHC 735 (QB)] Giles Peaker Nearly Legal 3 June 2020 – to read the article, click here

Financial penalties under the Housing Act 2004: an overview of law, practice and procedure
Dean Underwood Local Government Lawyer 3 June 2020 – to read the article, click here

Hypothetical children and bedrooms
Giles Peaker Nearly Legal 6 June 2020 – to read the article, click here

Not not Nemcova
Giles Peaker Nearly Legal 6 June 2020 – to read the article, click here

Housing: recent developments
Jan Luba QC and Sam Madge-Wyld Legal Action June 2020 ‒ to read the article (subscription required), click here

HOUSING LAW DIARY
 

15 June 2020                             
Commencement of section 8 of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 (see Housing Law News and Policy Issues)

25 June 2020                           
Committee scheduled to report to House of Commons on Domestic Abuse Bill (see Housing Law News and Policy Issues)

29 & 30 June 2020                    
Supreme Court hearing in R (Z and another) v Hackney London Borough Council and another as to whether a housing association can lawfully restrict the provision of its social housing to members of the Orthodox Jewish community.

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