Benefit cap On 22 May 2013, eight Claimants launched a judicial review challenging the £500 per week household benefit cap for couples and the £350 cap for single adults. They challenge Part 8A of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, which was inserted pursuant to section 96 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. The Claimants argue [...]
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May 31st, 2013
Welfare Reform Update – “The High Court to decide”
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No Comments » May 30th, 2013
Wills and LPA Seminar: Putting your ducks in a row (FREE)
Date: 19th June 2013 Venue: New Hilton, 2-8 Hanger Lane, Ealing W5 3HN Time: 5:30pm Registration With the uncertainty we seem to see in the world every time we turn on the television or pick up a newspaper at the moment, it is good to know that there are still ways and means that we [...]
lheasman Posted in Property, Social Housing, Trust, Wills, Wills Tags: Colin Bibra, Power of attorney, prince evans, seminar, wills No Comments » May 30th, 2013
As a first time buyer or seller, is the auction route right for me?
Prince Evans Solicitors asks the auctioneer … Certainly as a first time buyer we would like to think that the simple answer to this question is “yes”. We have seen a significant change in our auction audiences over the last 5 years, moving away from purely developers/investors to private individuals, including many first time buyers. [...]
lheasman Posted in Property, Social Housing Tags: Brendons Auctioneers, prince evans, Property Auction, Property Law No Comments » May 22nd, 2013
Free Seminar: Evidence in Possession Claims: “The Readiness is All!”
Date: 26th June 2013 Venue: The British Library, St Pancras, London Time: 3:30pm registration Partners Anthony Best and Jeremy Teall, together with solicitors Sharon Porter-Gayle and Aisha Akhtar of Prince Evans Solicitors will share their knowledge and experience on preparing evidence in possession claims and practical issues when a tenant terminates a joint tenancy. When [...]
lheasman Posted in Event, Property, Social Housing Tags: Ben Maltz, Event, housing, Housing Law, joint tenancy, London, possession claims, Social Landlords No Comments » March 8th, 2013
Prince Evans Takes “Spouse” Succession Claim To Court Of Appeal
Prince Evans Solicitors LLP has successfully obtained permission for the Court of Appeal to consider the definition of “spouse” under the Rent Act 1977 potentially entitling a widow to succeed to her late husband’s tenancy. Prince Evans is representing a private tenant married under Moroccan law who is claiming to succeed to a Rent Act [...]
March 5th, 2013
Partner, Elaine Allen, Of Prince Evans Solicitors LLP – Lawyer Of The Year!
Elaine Allen was named Lawyer of the Year (2013) at the 7th annual Women in Construction Awards on 27 February 2013. All of us here at Prince Evans are proud of Elaine’s fabulous achievement. This year’s recognition is well earned. Elaine is Partner and Head of Social Housing Development with Prince Evans. Elaine has over [...]
November 26th, 2012
Landlord’s Beware!
It has long been established law that a Landlord owes no duty of care at common law in relation to damp and mould caused by a poorly designed property. The ability of a Landlord to identify the required works as an improvement will defeat a tenant’s claim for disrepair. A recent case is the Magistrates [...]
November 16th, 2012
Court Of Appeal Finds That Article 8 European Convention On Human Rights 1950 Does Not Support Occupier’s Right To A Tenancy Where He Did Not Succeed To A Secure Tenancy
In Thurrock Borough Council -v- Aaron West the Court of Appeal have decided that the grandson of a woman who succeeded to a secure tenancy herself could not rely on human rights grounds to oppose a Possession Order being made against him. On the death of the grandmother the tenancy she held was terminated by [...]
October 10th, 2012
Paying The Cost of Illegal Eviction
Every landlord has wished at some time that he or she could evict a tenant without the time cost and frustration of Court proceedings. Every practitioner is repeatedly asked “Why can’t I just change the locks?” The Protection from Eviction Act 1977 is clear. With a residential property a landlord must get possession by enforcing [...]
