Ben Reeve Lewis takes a look at the new rules Well, now it's official. The Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Mandatory Conditions of Licences) (England) Regulations are being ushered … [Read more...]
Shining a light on Intentional Homelessness
Intentional Homelessness I notice from reading a variety of posts on Landlord Law Blog that the subject of Intentional Homelessness, or ‘IH’ as it is known in the trade, crops up occasionally. A … [Read more...]
Homelessness, Right to Rent and Discrimination Regs are Incompatable – Discuss
Ben Reeve Lewis considers right to rent in the context of a new but little known law. I recently attended Sam Madge-Wyld’s excellent legal updater course in Cambridge (one of our Easy Law Training … [Read more...]
The Homelessness Reduction Bill – is a section 21 notice really evidence of homelessness?
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee, who published a report on Homelessness recently were horrified, we are told, by the attitude of many Councils towards homeless people and people … [Read more...]
Free help for homelessness prevention officers to help them prevent homelessness
On my travels around the UK as a housing law trainer, often delivering courses for homelessness workers I am struck by a weird attitude to the work of preventing homelessness. The common assumption … [Read more...]
Options for tenants made homeless by flooding
Here is a very timely blog clinic question from Eva, actually a landlord, asking on behalf of tenant friends. My friends are homeless as of today as their newly rented property flooded badly last … [Read more...]