New Court Form

New Court Form

Just to give all members the heads up, HMCTS have released a new N5B accelerated court application form. The new form can be found here.  This version of the form takes account of the changes required by the Deregulation Act 2015 which came into force in October 2015...
Tenant Fee Ban Legislation

Tenant Fee Ban Legislation

The following are simply notes made from reading through the draft legislation. The legislation in full is also attached, along with the explanatory notes. The comments below could form part of any comments you want to make to your own MP and lobbying your own MP is...
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Consultation

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Consultation

There is a consultation launched about the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations 2015 that can be found here. You can complete the online survey here, or you can email smokeandcarbonreview@communities.gsi.gov.uk. Emailing has the advantage you can make wider...
Changes Announced

Changes Announced

Today new legislation appeared bringing in further provisions of the Housing and Planning Act, specifically enabling the regulations necessary for banning order to be introduced. Although this legislation comes into force on the 3 November the changes that matter to...