Tag Archives: Rent

The Round-Up: Right or Wrong to Die and Rent?

In the News  Opinion has been divided this week after a landmark High Court ruling on Friday declared that the government’s right to rent scheme is breaching human rights laws and actively creating racial discrimination in the housing market.  The … Continue reading

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Rights and Right to rent

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2019) EWHC 452 (Admin) (For transparency, I acted for one of the interveners, the Residential Landlords Association, in this case.) … Continue reading

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‘Right to Rent’ checks breach human rights – High Court – BBC News

‘Rules aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from renting properties are “discriminatory” and breach human rights laws, the High Court has ruled.’ Full StoryBBC News, 1st March 2019Source: www.bbc.co.uk Read more detail on Recent Law Librarian posts –

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Sixth Unit Triggered Rent Laws

Owner of a five family house added unit intended for residential use. Nicolae Gogarnow, the owner of a five family house in Queens, lived on the first floor of the house. The house had five residential units, a commercial space … Continue reading

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Appealing rent increases for assured tenancies

Robertson v Webb, Re Honley Road (LANDLORD & TENANT – rent determination) (2018) UKUT 235 (LC) Just a brief note on this – where a landlord serves a notice of proposed increased rent under section 13 Housing Act 1988, the … Continue reading

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