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March 27, 2020 Coronavirus update – housing possession cases suspended

All current housing possession claims are suspended from today (27 March 2020) for 3 months. However it important to note that this is simply a suspension for 3 months

March 25, 2020 Coronavirus legislation: eviction ban for residential tenancies

As part of the UK government’s preparedness for coronavirus and the economic uncertainty it has caused, legislation is being introduced to protect tenants from eviction. All landlords should be aware that from the day after the act is passed until 30 September 2020, you will need to comply with amended notice periods for almost all residential tenancies.

March 25, 2020 Genevieve Screeche-Powell represents successful local authority in Court of Appeal intentional homelessness case

Genevieve Screeche-Powell represented the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which successfully defended its decision in a case concerning intentional homelessness and domestic violence.

March 05, 2020 Genevieve Screeche-Powell represents local authority in Court of Appeal case about intentional homelessness.

Genevieve Screeche-Powell is representing the local authority in a Court of Appeal case concerning intentional homelessness and domestic violence.

February 24, 2020 Court of Appeal limits technical defences in section 8 possession claims

Joshua Swirsky assesses the case of Pease v Carter [2020] EWCA Civ 175 in which the Court of Appeal further limited the scope for tenants running defences based on errors in notices.

February 19, 2020 Sarah Salmon and Christopher McCarthy to appear in Court of Appeal case about landlord licensing in Wales and validity of s8 Housing Act notice

Sarah Salmon and Christopher McCarthy represent the tenants in Jarvis v Evans. The case raises a narrow but important point about the provisions of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.

January 15, 2020 Mark Baumohl appears in a Court of Appeal case with potential implications for Litigants in Person making homelessness appeals out of time

Mark Baumohl is representing the local authority today in the Court of Appeal case of Al Ahmed v the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The case concerns what constitutes a ‘good reason’ for extending the time limit to file a s. 204 appeal notice under the Housing Act 1996.

November 20, 2019 More for local authorities to consider when reviewing a section 202 Housing Act decision: London Borough of Waltham Forest v Saleh

Reviewing a decision under section 202 of the Housing Act 1996 has become more onerous for local authorities. They now need to re-evaluate their available housing at the date of review to see if properties within or closer to their district are available as well as the allocation of such properties. Following the case of London Borough of Waltham Forest v Saleh [2019] EWHC CIV 1944, this has to be factored into a suitability assessment.

November 19, 2019 Statutory Succession and Discrimination

Genevieve Screeche-Powell evaluates aspects of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Simawi v The London Borough of Haringey [2019] EWCA Civ 1770.

October 31, 2019 The importance of bringing a homelessness appeal in time…

Adrian Davis examines the High Court’s decision in Bibi Emambee v The London Borough of Islington [2019] EWHC 2835 (QB), in which Mr Justice Stewart dismissed Ms Emambee’s appeal against the county court judge’s refusal to extend time for bringing a homelessness appeal under section 204(2A) of the Housing Act 1996.