This Government Bill would make provision about the safety of people in or about buildings and the standard of buildings, to amend the Architects Act 1997, and to amend provision about complaints made to a housing ombudsman. The Bill was given its first reading on 5...
The Ministry of Justice launched a consultation on its proposals to revise the Human Rights Act 1998 and replace it with a Bill of Rights. The government says that the proposed new legislation aims to strike a proper balance between individuals’ rights, personal...
On 16 December 2021 The Ministry of Justice has published legal aid statistics for July to September 2021. During that period, there were 6,422 legally aided housing cases (up 32 per cent on a year ago) costing £4.5 million (down 30 per cent on a year ago). Over 80...
The Civil Justice Council has published an Interim Report for consultation on the subject of pre-action protocols (PAPs). The consultation will close on Friday, 24 December 2021. Those PAPs relating to Housing comprise the Disrepair/Housing Conditions PAP (with one...
We had a member fill in the S8 online today, and they have been given a date for December 24th at 7:00 am! On querying with a solicitor, we were advised: The Court is not open at 7.00amm, and I am not sure it is open on Christmas Eve either. We have received a number...
The recent Law Society National Property Law Conference concluded last week, discussing a series of matters affecting the industry. A full report can be seen in the recent Law Society Gazette, covering: the long-running search for a form of electronic signature to...
Tessa Shepperson, in one of her useful blogs, explains why a Section 8 & 21 should not be called a Notice to Quite - see here
Landlord Action, the high profile eviction and housing law consultancy, has seen a 43% rise in instructions from landlords and letting agents between June and September this year compared to the same period of 2019.June 2021 was of course when the eviction ban...
The House of Commons Library published a briefing paper providing information about where to seek legal help and advice, including: finding legal help; self-representation; legal aid; pro bono legal help; other ways of finding legal advice, including organisations...
PropertyWire are running a blog on an overview of County Court Judgements (CCJ;s) The first part can be seen here and covers what a CCJ is; its features; and whether it's worth pursuing one. Well worth reading
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