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In Manchester Ship Canal Company v Vauxhall Motors Ltd (formerly General Motors) [2018] EXCA Civ 1100 the Court of Appeal considered whether the court at first instance was wrong to decide that it had...
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Back in November 2017 the Department for Communities and Local Government, as it was then, published the Draft Tenant Fees Bill with the Tories committed to carrying out one of its key Manifesto pledg...
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Living conditions for private rented and social housing tenants have been thrust into public debate over the past 12 months for obvious reasons. Recently, the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation and L...
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On 1 November 2017, the government moved forward one of its manifesto commitments which was outlined during June’s Queen’s Speech; to ban fees charged by landlords to tenants. The Department for...
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Letting agents who grant tenants “sham” licences run the risk of being prosecuted by the local authority following a successful prosecution in Islington London Borough Council v Green Live Ltd, t/...
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What is a Rent Repayment Order? Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) have been around since their introduction under the Housing Act 2004 (HA 2004). Previously, RROs were very limited in scope and allowed...
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Short term lets continue to be a hot topic for lawyers and politicians alike. Following the relaxation under the Deregulation Act 2015, there has been a significant increase in the number of propertie...
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The new provisions relating to banning orders and the rogue landlord database are expected to come into force on 1 October 2017. These allow steps to be taken against a person who has been convicted o...
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