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Written by Mumtaz Hussain For my blog this month I knew I wanted to talk about Trustpilot. There’s even a starred hand-written reminder in my notebook prompting me that this is my chosen topic fo...

Disabled people tend to have limited life chances and income. This means that if they were to receive an inheritance it could provide them with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that could make a real...

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...

Proposals to reform the law following a review of the Mental Capacity Act and the DoLS were published in July 2015. Over the course of next two years the Law Commission undertook a public consultation...

As a tenant, you have rights over communal parts of your building along with having rights over your own flat. This includes places such as stairwells, lifts and entrance halls. You also have rights o...

Can residents compel council officers to use their enforcement powers against landlords and freeholders, and force councils to carry out inspections? During ‘Housing Week’ at Anthony Gold my co...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 brought in new obligations for landlords. Previously, the structure, exterior, and services in the building had to be fixed if they were broken. This...