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Housing law – the bigger picture – the ebook
As you will know if you follow this blog, since June (2012) I have been setting out my thoughts on housing law and the private rented sector, and giving some suggestions for reform. That series finished today. However it is difficult to get a grip on the ideas and suggestions spread over three months worth…
Decline in home ownership and rise of renting needs a big change in government thinking says new report
I have recently come across an interesting report, published by the Smith Institute called ‘The end of the affair – implications of declining home ownership’, written by Andrew Heywood. The report considers what seems to be a permanent trend – the decline in home ownership in this country. Together with the worrying fact that this…
Ben Reeve-Lewis’ Newsround #12
[Ben Reeve Lewis to his surprise, finds a few good things in the Localism Bill ... ] I’m looking into my crystal ball this week. Despite being called ‘Landlord Law Blog’ I know that Tessa’s readers aren’t just landlords. It is read by tenants, lawyers, housing advisers, estate agents, homeless teams and a whole host of…
Are the Law Commission just wasting their time?
The post looks at a report on past Law Commission projects and says whether they will be implemented or not. It looks as if the big housing projects carried out a few years ago are being thrown on the scrap heap …
Localism Bill to amend tenancy deposit regulations
The Tiensia case more or less put a coach and horses through the tenancy deposit regulations. In fact when I spoke at a Landlords Association meeting recently, one of the things I was asked to speak about was the ‘new’ tenancy deposit rules. “Is it now necessary to lodge them or can you hold them…
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Housing benefit reforms, the Pickles letter and the Voldemort connection
I don’t think I can really let the revelation in the Observer yesterday of the Pickles letter regarding the likley outcome of the Housing Benefit reforms go without at least some comment. Ministry of Magic speak Fiction is often a frightening reflection of reality and I think there is a lot of similarity between the…
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