Interest on Judgment Debts and Section 17 of the Judgment Debts Act 1838 amid rising interest rates

The link as originally posted: https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/housing_news/Interest_on_Judgment_Debts_and_Section_17_of_the_Judgment_Debts_Act_1838_amid_rising_interest_rates_(2_November_2022).html The post as per the link above was amended ever so slightly to remove a little chuckle of mine. For the benefit of eagle-eyed fans of Yes Minister I set out the full unredacted and resplendent version below - Interest on a sum awarded in litigation as below may …

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Abolition of Section 21: Fairer for Whom?

https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/housing_news/Abolition_of_Section_21_Fairer_for_Whom_(30_September_2022).html ARTICLE AS UPLOADED TO THE DUNCAN LEWIS BLOG, DIRECT LINK ABOVE. The Government’s long-awaited proposals for the abolition of Section 21 are set out in its white paper, A Fairer Private Rented Sector (June 2022), but are the proposals really all they’re cracked up to be? The paper states that “too many tenants face …

An Update in Brief

I haven't been very active with this blog recently; I will be updating over the next week or so with further podcasts with William Flack - now on Spotify, as the "UK Housing Law Podcast". I have been keeping busy, running some interesting defences to Section 21 proceedings, and bringing proceedings under Section 8. I …

Podcast on the William Flack Blog

William Flack and I speak on court duty, service of notices of seeking possession, and Section 48 notices - https://wflack.com/podcast/uk-housing-law-podcast-episode-1-10-february-2022/

Guide to Legal Aid Eligibility Assessments

Legal Aid Eligibility Assessment Daniel Bacon IMPORTANT: The Legal Aid Agency publishes its quick reference keycard every April. We are currently on Keycard 58 published in April 2022. Always cross reference the figures below with the most up-to-date keycard. While I will endeavour to ensure that all the rules are updated, you should satisfy yourselves …

The Disposable Income Test: Legal Aid eligibility and the payment of rent

In assessing financial eligibility for Legal Aid, three tests must be passed. Firstly, the client must not have capital holdings greater than £8,000 in value. Secondly, the client must not have a gross income exceeding £2,657 per calendar month. Thirdly, the client must not have disposable income exceeding £733 per calendar month. These tests have …

It’s a thin line between housing suitability and legal homelessness in the scope of Legal Aid

Homelessness and Housing Suitability are closely related concepts. Of course, homelessness in the common parlance means just that - a person without a home - but legal homelessness also includes those who have a home but one it is unreasonable for them to continue to occupy. Section 175(3) of the Housing Act 1996 states that …

Legal Aid Providers and Contract Specifications

Contact details for Hanne & Co. can be found at http://www.hanne.co.uk and we can be contacted on 020 7228 0017. My blog is not an official Hanne & Co. blog, but we are a great firm! I would also signpost you to an excellent list of Legal Aid providers compiled by my colleague William Flack, …

Podcast on the William Flack Blog

My colleague William Flack has uploaded the first of hopefully many podcasts discussing Legal Aid issues - in this first one, his discussion was with yours truly. The podcast can be accessed through his blog, at: http://wflack.com/podcast/first-podcast-featuring-daniel-bacon/

A Cautionary Note to Legal Aid Practitioners under a Housing Contract: Possession Cases

For a matter to be within scope for Legal Aid, provision for it must be made under Schedule 1 of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/10/schedule/1). In respect of housing, and specifically in respect of the loss of home criteria, Paragraph 33(1) lays down as in scope: …