Past events
Webinar: Does the tenant have to pay?
With landlord and tenant proceedings halted for 6 months, concessions will have been informally agreed in haste during lockdown. With restrictions on proceedings due to be lifted, the fallout from these changes and agreements will become a pressing issue. In this webinar, David Brounger, Miriam Shalom and Emma Godfrey discuss some of the practicalities for commercial landlords.
Webinar: Ready, set, go! The impact of Practice Direction 51 Z and s82 Coronavirus Act on possession and forfeiture claims by commercial landlords
Legislative changes to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic have affected landlords' ability to recover rent and other sums under commercial lease agreements. Jonathan Pennington Legh, Sarah Salmon and Alistair Cantor discuss ways forward for commercial landlords now those restrictions have been lifted.
Webinar: EU Settlement Scheme and local authorities’ duties -EEA nationals living in the UK
Eleanor Sibley and Anna Dannreuther consider who can apply for EU settlement and pre-settlement, consequences of getting or failing to secure status, and the steps local authorities should take to support looked after children, care leavers and vulnerable adults to apply for EU settlement or pre-settlement by the deadline of 30 June 2021.
Webinar: Possession claims: they think it’s all over … is it now?
Join Mark Baumohl, Sarah Salmon and Christopher McCarthy for an update on notice requirements, existing, issued and pending possession claims in the county court.
Webinar: Housing law developments during Covid-19 pandemic and emerging trends
Mark Baumohl and Christopher McCarthy discuss the Covid-19 pandemic's impact on housing law and what advisers should consider going forward. They will focus particularly on recent case law and possible future battlegrounds in possession claims and homelessness cases - developments during lockdown and likely arguments to arise post lockdown.
Webinar: Possession claims: what now and what next? A guide for landlords and their lawyers
Possession proceedings are due to be back in the courts from 24 August after a long stay during lockdown. What steps should landlords and their lawyers be taking now to prepare for possession claims to be resumed?
Webinar: Possession claims: what now and what next? A guide for tenant lawyers
Sarah Salmon and Christopher McCarthy consider the impact that lockdown has had on possession claims. Shelter reports that nearly 230,000 renters are at risk of ‘Covid-eviction’ once the stay on possession proceedings is lifted next month. Additionally, applications for injunctions due to anti-social behaviour by local authorities and registered providers have increased since April.
Webinar: Rough sleepers and local authority duties: what next?
Many rough sleepers have been accommodated during the Covid-19 pandemic. This webinar will cover the interaction between the policy to house rough sleepers and a local authority’s legal obligations, priority need and Covid-19 and recent case law.
Webinar: Disrepair, EPA and access in a Covid-19 world
The COVID-19 emergency and lockdown has affected us all. It has led to extreme measures from Government relating to landlords and tenants, most notably the stay on possession proceedings. But the obligations owed (by both landlords and tenants) relating to the state of repair in the property remain.
Age assessment forum
We are delighted to invite you to an Age Assessment Forum on Wednesday 12 February 2020 hosted in partnership with Doughty Street Chambers. The event will be held at Doughty Street Chambers from 3-5pm.