ASB Update – September 2014
Highlighted below are some action points social landlords should note and follow up: 20 October 2014 is the commencement date for the introduction of the new injunctions (IPNA), criminal behaviour […]
Voluntary registration of charities
Although the Charities Act 2011 provides for the voluntary registration of such charities until now, the Commission has refused to accept such applications on the grounds of a lack of […]
Charities Bill given go ahead by Lords
The Bill comes at a time when public trust in charities is threatened by the fundraising scandals of last summer and the collapse of well-known charities, such as Kids Company […]
Suspension of possession orders in ASB cases: when is a checklist not a checklist?
Two joined appeals (City West Housing Trust v Massey; Manchester & District Housing Association v Roberts 2016), concerning cultivation of cannabis, have a much wider relevance as they reviewed the […]
Successful settlement for birth injury clinical negligence claim
Our client has received a lump sum of £3.4 million and annual payments of £195,000 for the rest of his life. This money will improve his quality of life significantly, […]
Charity Commission’s Official Warning Powers – you’ve been warned!
The focus of this response was their power to issue official warnings under the Charities Act to a charity trustee or a charity, where it considers there has been a […]
Increase in home loss payments
Under the Land Compensation Act 1973, a landlord may have to pay a resident a home loss payment if the resident is permanently displaced from their home (subject to the […]
Cap on social housing sector rents U-turn – LHA cap will no longer apply
The LHA rates are set by individual local authorities working out a median figure of the lower 30% of market rents within their boundaries meaning that the LHA rate varies […]
Asset Registers
The specific requirement in the Standard is: – “To maintain a thorough, accurate and up to date record of their assets and liabilities and particularly those liabilities that may have […]
Presumptions and Evidence – the High Court’s Decision on Council Tax Exemption Appeal
The appeal was made by three local authorities in respect of a decision of the President of the Valuation Tribunal for England in May 2014 (Please click here for a […]
Time for the innovators?
What George Osborne has delivered is the prospect of some new money being raised in particular by local authorities and a £1.5 billion increase in the Better Care Fund. Whilst […]
New Government Guidance on disposal of Local Authority Assets: are we “on-message”?
The Guidance gives direction on property disposals for local authorities, alongside details of other government policies to support them to dispose of sites that could be made surplus. The Government […]