Tessa pointed me at a story earlier this week of an Oxford landlord, Riasat Ali, who threatened violence against his tenant and illegally evicted him. The council prosecuted him in the criminal … [Read more...]
Court websites – more confusing changes
Some time ago I did a post about the withdrawal of up to date information and guidance from the CLG website. I now find that they have messed around with the Court Service website. I know it is as a … [Read more...]
Housing benefit and LHA – what are they thinking?
Our regular guest blogger Ben Reeve-Lewis gets out his soapbox, and even peers into his crystal ball ... Housing benefit and LHA - what are they thinking? I notice today that after climbing down over … [Read more...]
The real cost of Government Housing Proposals
…..a personal if informed rant! Our regular guest blogger Ben Reeve-Lewis gets on his soapbox. The Conservative / Lib Deb coalition housing benefit plans So the new coalition government is gradually … [Read more...]
Housing law reform and legal aid
There have been a lot of announcements recently from the government about housing law reform, and what they intend to do in the private rented sector. Whether any of these proposals will actually … [Read more...]
The corporate way of dealing with complaints
A couple of weeks ago I was concerned as my online bank statement seemed to be showing me as not having any available cash when I knew for a fact that I did. The lady at the bank told me to speak to … [Read more...]