Giles Peaker
I am very sorry to announce that Giles passed away over the weekend. If and when there is further information that I can share, I will do so. For now, please take a moment to read the short obituary...
View ArticleThe King crossed the threshold – forced entry injunctions
Taylor Clark Ltd v Mohamed (unreported, Central London County Court, 5 March 2026) (note of case here via Falcon Chambers) This was a count court hearing, before DJ Le Bas, in which the issue of...
View ArticleA Vague and Approximate Landlord and a County Court Conditions Counterclaim
Here is a recent housing conditions case that actually reached trial. A rent arrears possession claim with a disrepair counterclaim. N’Guessan & Anor v Bewry (2026) EWCC 9. I’m not entirely clear...
View ArticleA can of (joint and several) worms – Rent Repayment Orders
122 Widdenham Road, London N7 9SQ, LON/00AU/HMF/2025/0753. (Copy of Decision) This was a final decision in a rent repayment order application brought by (some of) the tenants of 122 Widdenham Road...
View ArticleNot an open-minded balancing exercise
Our grateful thanks to Nicholas Nicol of One Pump Court for the following note of a complex ASB possession claim, with counterclaims for breach of the Equality Act 2010 and for disrepair. Redacted copy...
View ArticleSteps too far
I should start with an apology to Geeta Koska of One Pump Court, who sent me this judgment a year ago. The delay is entirely my fault. Zikic v London Borough of Haringey. Central London County Court. 9...
View ArticleRedeeming the irredeemable. Gas Safety Certificates and section 21
Cassell & Cassell v Sidhu & Sidhu. HHJ Clarke. County Court at Reading. 9 October 2025 (Copy of Judgment) I had hoped that we could see out the dying days of section 21 notices in relative...
View Article*Actually, there needn’t (necessarily) be consequences
(We are, as ever, hugely grateful to Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre for his excellent updates on housing law in Wales. Here is Mike’s report on the fascinating denouement of the ‘Costal Housing...
View ArticleUnsuitability and a mandatory order
Hammad, R (on the application of) v Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (2025) EWHC 2425 (Admin) This was a judicial review of RBKC’s failure to provide suitable accommodation under s.193 Housing...
View ArticleWrong company
Global 100 Ltd v Ross & Ors (HOUSING – Rent Repayment Order – para. 2 Sch 14 Housing Act 2004 – s.263(3)(b) Housing Act 2004 – HMO – “person managing” – “arrangement” – “by virtue of which”) (2025)...
View ArticleSuitability and housing needs assessments again
Fatolahzadeh v London Borough of Barnet (Rev1) (2025) EWCA Civ 1174 A further Court of Appeal decision on whether an alleged failure to carry out a housing needs assessment under s.189A Housing Act...
View ArticleThe importance of being adequate – Housing Needs Assessments
AN, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (2025) EWHC 2265 (Admin) This was a judicial review of i) Barking’s alleged failure to produce a lawful Housing Needs Assessment...
View ArticleLifts, policies and discrimination – too academic to proceed.
Sims, R (On the Application Of) v The London Borough of Hackney (Rev1) (2025) EWHC 2271 (Admin) This was a renewed permission hearing on an application for judicial review. Mr Sims is the secure tenant...
View ArticleHomelessness and Social Housing (Wales) Bill – part two – Behind the Headlines
(As ever, we are very grateful to Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre for his updates on housing law in Wales. This is the second of two posts by Mike on the huge changes in homelessness law set out in...
View ArticleAnd I still haven’t found what I’m looking for – changing deposit schemes
Ameera Macintyre v Cowdray Trust Limited and Rathbones Trust Company Limited (2025) EWCC 54 A County Court appeal to a Circuit Judge from a first instance decision on a possession claim based on a...
View ArticleTales from the Housing Conditions Wars. Part 2
The second of a series of reports on County Court judgements in housing conditions claims – on what might be called procedural and costs wars. The first, focused on expert evidence and the pre-action...
View ArticleStep children and succession
Haneen Abdelrahman v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Islington (2025) EWCA Civ 1038 Islington Council tenancies had a discretionary succession policy on the death of the tenant, which...
View ArticleTales from the Housing Conditions wars. Part 1
Lancastle v Curo Group (Albion) Limited (2025) EWCC 48 This is a judgment on application in two joined cases, Lancastle v Curo Group and Bailey & Bennet v Curo Places. In each, the defendant...
View ArticleA database, homelessness duties and claimed indirect discrimination
Anisa Begum v London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2025) EWCA Civ 1049 We saw this judicial review claim in the High Court here. The claim was dismissed and Ms Begum appealed to the Court of Appeal....
View ArticleHomelessness and Social Housing (Wales) Bill – the Headline issues
(As ever, we are very grateful to Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre for his updates on housing law in Wales. This is the first of two posts by Mike on the huge changes in homelessness law set out in the...
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