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HB and necessaries
Wychavon DC v EM is a double decision, so to speak, by Judge Mark on a housing benefit matter, with…
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“I could be a lawyer with stratagems and ruses”*
Wasted costs orders are scary things. There is the censure by the Court, of course, but worst of all, the…
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Section 20B again…
Om Property Management Ltd. v Burr [2012] UKUT 2 (LC) [not yet on bailii - we've got a transcript] was…
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Vexatious litigants in the LVT
In Attorney General v Singer & Singer, Divisional Court, January 24, 2012 [taken from a lawtel note – not on…
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I sublet an apartment on the 99th floor of my block
No prizes for guessing what I was listening to when I decided to write this. I bring you two important…
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Equity Release Schemes: the CA view
Cook v The Mortgage Business PLC et al [2012] EWCA Civ 17[note for law students: this is a really important…
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No comparing
When considering ‘general housing circumstances in the area’ under Housing Act 1996 s.177(2) on a s.202 review, can the review…
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The best thing in life is free
But, like John Lee Hooker, I need money. It’s one of the reasons (a) I keep a close eye on…
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I watch the ripples change their size
…. with the words of Mr David Bowie ringing in my ears, I bring you a decison of the Upper…
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Proportionality and stay of eviction
One of the questions posed as a result of Hounslow LBC v Powell [2011] UKSC 8 [our report here] is…
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