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High cost of living and low wages causes “in work poverty” as 1 in 8 workers are living below the poverty line (14 December 2016)
The volume of families who are living in temporary accommodation or considered homeless has continued to rise for five consecutive years with evictions by landlords reaching a ten-year high. In a seemingly contradictory statistic, however, the number of working-age adults in full-time employment is at an all-time high. So why is it that employment is at an all-time high, yet the housing crises is reaching tipping point? Read more...
Will the abolition of letting agent fee’s lead to an increase in rent? (6 December 2016)
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a ban on letting agent fees to tenants in his first Autumn Statement on 23 November 2016. Read more...
Director of Housing Heather Iqbal Rayner participates in ‘landmark case’ passing important new law on issuing warrants for possession (8 November 2016)
Director of Housing at Duncan Lewis, Heather Iqbal Rayner was solicitor with lead conduct in this landmark judgment. The Court of Appeal has ruled in Cardiff County Council v Lee (Flowers) [2016] EWCA Civ 1034 that residential landlords must apply for the court^s permission before being able to apply for an eviction warrant if a Suspended Possession Order is breached. Read more...
Britain's top property court rule that a leasehold flat owner was breaking the law by renting out her property on Airbnb (4 November 2016)
We are all familiar with Airbnb. For those not familiar with it, Airbnb is in its simplest form, a peer to peer hosting site that enables a home owner called the host, to rent out his or her home to a guest on a short-term basis. Airbnb and other similar sites have led to the emergence of homeowners seeking to cash in on renting out their homes on a short-term basis. Read more...
28th October 2016: The second reading of The Homelessness Reduction Bill (28 October 2016)
Homelessness is an issue that affects a large number of the UK’s population. The Homelessness Reduction Bill presents a historic opportunity to bring about a significant change in tackling homelessness around England. Read more...
Bath & North East Somerset Council hosts Affordable Homes Show (17 October 2016)
Bath & North East Somerset Council is hosting an Affordable Homes Show on 26 October in Keynsham, to help local people find out more about the different affordable home ownership options available in the area. Read more...
Legal 500 National Law Firm Duncan Lewis appoints Bernadette Chikwe as Director of Housing for Dalston (23 September 2016)
Recommended by Legal 500 2016 Edition for its work representing landlord and tenants in social housing matters across London and South Wales, Duncan Lewis is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Bernadette Chikwe as a Director of Housing for the company’s East London, Dalston branch. Read more...