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Where next for the Private Rented Sector?

October 29, 2009 by Tessa J Shepperson

At the recent CLT Conference I attended, there was an excellent talk by Professor Martin Partington OBE (former Law Commissioner) on possible future developments in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Law Commission, law reform, The Rugg Report

Fool’s Gold by Gillian Tett

July 16, 2009 by Tessa J Shepperson

Having been impressed by seeing Gillian Tett on Bremner Bird and Fortune a while back, and being curious as to the cause of the recent global financial crisis, I recently bought her book, Fool's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: book review, life's rich tapestry

The Rugg Report – the governments response

May 14, 2009 by Tessa J Shepperson

The government published a consultation paper yesterday in response to the recent Rugg Report and the other various reports that have been published over the past few years. Supporters of the Law … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Law Commission, law reform, letting agents, licensing, local authority powers, The Rugg Report

Responsible Renting – have your say

July 20, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

I have already mentioned in previous posts that the Law Commission are undertaking a massive review of housing law and practice. This started with their Renting Homes project, now completed, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Landlord-Law, Law Commission, law reform

Or what?

April 17, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

Of course it could all be part of a plan. "Getting a bit expensive to pay all those solicitors. Why not make it really difficult for them. Death of a thousand cuts. No-one will believe them when … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: gov't criticism, legal aid

The Scarman Lecture – Scarman's great legacy

March 8, 2006 by Tessa J Shepperson

Looking at the Law Commission’s web-site recently (as you do) I noticed that they had published the text of a recent lecture (20/02/05) – Law Reform and Human Rights – Scarman’s Great Legacy, by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis Tagged With: Law Commission, law reform

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