Looking at mental capacity in housing cases including litigation capacity, injunction capacity, the CPR; who has power to do what on behalf of persons lacking capacity. Puja Desai An associate solicitor, Puja specialises in a wide range of aspects relating to the Court of Protection and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Many of her clients lack…
VIRTUAL EVENT Housing allocation fraud is not only a criminal offence but more commonly the basis for civil possession proceedings brought by social landlords under Grounds 5 (secure tenancies) or 17 (assured tenancies) of the Housing Acts of 1985 and 1988 respectively. This session will discuss and explain appropriate investigation and evidential issues alongside the…
VIRTUAL EVENT The Renters’ Rights Bill is in its final stages and will soon receive royal assent. It will introduce many important and headline reforms, not least the ending of fixed-term tenancies in the private rented sector, including private registered providers of social housing (PRPs), and the abolition of the section 21 notice requiring possession.…
