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Housing Update

19 July 2007 / Annette Cafferkey
Issue: 7282 / Categories: Features , Property , Housing
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LEGISLATION AND GUIDANCE >>
TOLERATED TRESSPASS >>
HOMELESSNESS >>

Legislation and Guidance

On 30 April 2007 it became unlawful to discriminate in the provision of housing, access to housing or by subjecting a person to eviction or other detriment on grounds of their religious or other belief or sexual orientation: Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1263) and Equality Act 2006 (Commencement No 2) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1092).
Demands for service charges and administration charges if made on or after 1 October 2007 will only be payable if accompanied by a summary of the tenant’s rights and obligations: s 21B (1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 which comes into effect on this date. The form and content of the summaries for each of these charges are set out in the Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations, and Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations (SI 2007/1257) and the Administration Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations) (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1258). 

Tolerated Trespass

The concept of tolerated trespass and the decision in Harlow v Hall DC [2006]

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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