I have just discovered the excellent blog from Landlord and Tenant specialists Painsmith Solicitors. It has some really interesting posts, as one would expect, and I shall certainly be reading it in future. Highly recommended to anyone interested in landlord and tenant. Tweet
A few weeks ago, I was (initially) somewhat flattered to receive an invitation from a financial organisation (who will remain unnamed) regarding the delivery of a new possession proceedings service. “I am aware of your expertise in the field of residential landlord and tenant law” ran the letter, “and am writing to you to explore…
If anyone is interested in why I became a sole practitioner and then went on to develop my online service, see this post which I wrote for American lawyer and blogger Susan Cartier Liebel. Susan has developed a consultancy helping American lawyers who are tired of ‘big law’ and want a life, to go solo….
The telephone rang just now. “Hallo” said a male voice, “can I speak to your senior partner please, if he’s in” “You can speak to me”, I replied, “I’m the sole practitioner” He put the phone down. Was it, do you think, because I am female or was it because I am a sole practitioner?…
It has now been officially confirmed that the introduction of the tenancy deposit scheme has been put back to April 2007. One of the reasons apparently is that during consultation the landlords organizations complained that the way the scheme was set up, if the tenant did a runner leaving rent arrears, the scheme would not…
I met a friend the other day, who was absolutely incandescent about the fact that her (new) solicitors had asked her to provide proof of her identity. “What about my opponent?” she kept asking, “They don’t ask her to prove who she is!” I explained to her that most solicitors are obliged to do this…
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Solicitor sues the court!
There is an interesting news article in the Law Society Gazette today about a solicitor who is so fed up by the appalling service provided by the Central London County court (CLCC) that he is bringing a claim in the High Court! The claim is for a judicial review to force the CLCC to list…