I did an advice today for a lady who had brought proceedings for possession (acting in person) on the basis of over £12,000 in arrears of rent. However the Judge put back the date for possession for over seven weeks (during which periode of time it is virtually certain that the tenant will pay no…
For the past four years, the Law Commission has been working on a project called ‘Renting Homes’ which is looking at housing law in England and Wales with a view to making it less complex. Two consultation papers (with over 400 responses) and over 70 public visits later, they have now produced a final report…
Further to my earlier post on tbe Law Commission’s issues paper and consultation on housing dispute resolution, I have now placed an answerform online to allow members of the public to respond easily. So rather than having to read a ginormous paper, and then painfully draft your anwers with paper and pen, all you need…
The Law Commission have recently published a consultation paper on the resolution of housing disputes, giving their proposals for reform, with a deadline for responses of 11 July. For more information see this page. They have also set up an online forum, hosted by the University of Kent, for discussions on their proposals and on…
Looking at the Law Commission’s web-site recently (as you do) I noticed that they had published the text of a recent lecture (20/02/05) – Law Reform and Human Rights – Scarman’s Great Legacy, by the Hon Justice Kirby (an Australian Judge). So in rash moment I downloaded it and printed it out. It was most…
Most lawyers think that the 2004 Housing Act is all about HIPS (Home Information Packs), but well informed landlords know different. It is also about the mandatory licensing of and new standards in HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation), and the dreaded tenancy deposit scheme, a monstrous slur on the integrity of honest landlords. Some of…
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Which UK law is most in need of reform?
There is an interesting article in The Times online today, where members of their law panel nominate the area of law they consider to be most in need of reform. I like the answer given by Professor Adrian Briggs, who suggests that law which affects ordinary people should be written in a language which is…