Events

Jonathan Manning, Barrister at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square and Robin Stewart, Senior Associate at Anthony Gold guided the audience through the topic of licensing and civil penalties. SHLA Committee member and Barrister at Cornerstone Barristers Dean Underwood was chairing this session. 

Jonathan Manning covered current issues in licensing under the Housing Act 2004. This included a discussion of charging fees for licences, the current government’s approach to giving consent to new licensing schemes, and how COVID is affecting licensing.

Robin Stewart focused on civil penalties for landlord and agents under the Housing Act 2004, covering recent Upper Tribunal caselaw on setting the amount of penalties, and discussing ways for local authorities to use the civil penalty powers to their full potential.