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When a tenant discovers that they are living in an unlicensed HMO it is usually not long before they realise that they can make an application to the First-tier Tribunal for a rent repayment order (RR...

The Government published its long-awaited White Paper on reforms to the private rented sector on 16th June. Described as marking ‘a generational shift,’ the paper set outs an ambitious 12-point pl...

Anthony Gold is delighted to announce that Eleanor Solomon has accepted an offer to become a Partner at the firm with immediate effect. Eleanor becomes a Partner in the Housing team, specialisi...

The Supreme Court has refused to grant permission to appeal to the tenant in the important section 21 notice case Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield. In June 2020 the Court of Appeal ruled in a...

The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill received Royal Assent on 8 February 2022 meaning it is now an Act of Parliament (law), its provisions however do not come into force until 30 June. The Act appl...

Fixed penalty notices are all over the news at the moment as reports emerge that the Metropolitan Police expect to impose penalties on several individuals who attended parties at 10 Downing Street dur...

The long-awaited Building Safety Bill (the ‘Bill’) is expected to receive Royal Assent later this year, between April and July 2022.  It comes as a result of increasing concerns raised around fir...

On 2 February 2022, the government published a much-trailed White Paper called Levelling Up the United Kingdom. While housing took up only a small part of the total document, there were still some...