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...]
A can of worms, by design
Doing the research for an article for my website today, I read for the first time the new HMO Management Regulations, which I mentioned briefly in a previous post. It looks like life is going to get … [Read more...]
Observations on the Observer
Today being Sunday, one of the main activities of the day is reading the Sunday papers. We used to get both the Observer and the Sunday Times, but it was a bit much to read, so as my husband dislikes … [Read more...]
ASBOs made against anti-social landlords
Local authorities and the police are starting to get tough against bad landlords. In Manchester an ASBO was made against landlord Mansha Shaheen in November 2005 preventing him from using or … [Read more...]
HHSRS guidance published late
I read in the excellent Legal Action magazine that the government is late in publishing guidance to Local Authorities on the new Housing Health and Safety Rating System ("HHSRS"), which comes into … [Read more...]
Tie the Judge down with a mandatory ground
I always say that you should only ever apply for a possession order if you have a mandatory ground, but it is only when you see what can happen if you don't, that you realise how very important it … [Read more...]