In 2022, Alice Irving wrote this helpful article about when possession proceedings are “begun” in the context of possession proceedings...
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On 1 October 2023, a new track came into force which shook up the rules on allocation and fixed costs. There are some exceptions carved...
In the London Borough of Redbridge v G (Romford County Court, 5 February 2025), a series of unusual events lead to an assured shorthold...
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In Man v St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 1304 (KB), the High Court exercised its case management powers...
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In Dezitter v Hammersmith and Fulham Homes (Central London County Court, 7 November 2023), the court considered the appropriate level of...
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Khayyat and another v Westminster City Council [2023] EWHC 30 (Admin) Summary A local housing authority is entitled to have a policy...
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High Court finds moving into statutorily overcrowded housing is not a “deliberate act” where Claimant could not afford suitable housing...
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For those on the frontline in defending possession proceedings post the Covid-19 stay, it is sadly all too common to be representing...
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The High Court has just handed down judgment in R (Nur) v Birmingham City Council [2021] EWHC 1138 (Admin). The case is an important win...
With fears that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a rise in unlawful evictions, and local authorities’ ability to take action limited,...
The Guardian article written by Amelia Gentleman that appeared in the paper on 27th April 2020 gave a compelling account of the immediate...
The Court of Appeal has held that for the purposes of Regulation B13(5) Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, a bedroom is a room which is...