On 21 May 2021 the Chair of the Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Clive Betts, wrote to the Government about continuing issues with the EWS1 process. The External Wall Fire Review (EWS1) form was introduced to support valuation advice and...
On 19 May 2021 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights examined proposals to criminalise unauthorised encampments and strengthen police powers in the Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. T he Committee considered whether the proposals...
We reported briefly on the Queens Speech on May 11th that the Government would 'enhance the rights of those who rent' - see here. Since that time the Government have published more details, which can be see here . Page 113 and 114 covers this in more detail, but is...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s has updated its guidance document setting out general advice and information predominantly for tenants and landlords in the private and social rented sector. The guidance covers issues which may arise during...
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Social Housing Regulator has this morning issued its formal notice in which it states that South Norwood council tenants’ ‘homes were uninhabitable and apparently unsafe, and the evidence demonstrates that other tenants may also have been at...
A technical article from Herbert Smith Freehills comments on a recent court case where a landlord was awarded judgement for outstanding rent. The original can be seen here, and says:- A High Court Master has granted summary judgments to the landlords of commercial...
On 12 May 2021 the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords. This Government Bill would make provision about the rent payable under long leases of dwellings. Second reading is scheduled for 24 May 2021. For the Bill as...
On 13 May 2021 the MHCLG announced the launch of the Commonhold Council, an advisory panel of leasehold groups and industry experts who will inform the government on the future of this type of homeownership. The commonhold model is used widely around the world and...
These regulations, which come into force on 1 June 2021, amend the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (England) Regulations 2015. Sections 8(3) and 21(8) of the Housing Act 1988 give the Secretary of State power to prescribe the form of a notice of...
A private landlord who threw out a tenant's belongings and changed the locks on the front door has been fined over the illegal eviction. Antanas Danilevicius had fallen into rent arrears and got home from work last February to see his belongings including his...
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