Welcome to The Guild of Residential Landlords

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Contents
2 Editors note
2 Advertising in Residential Renting
3 New legislation has been published. It takes effect from 1st October 2007. This legislation only affects England.
3 Minimum Standards in HMOs
3 Amended Legislation, Housing Act 2004
5 New legislation has been published that introduces new management of HMO regulations for section 257 HMOs and it is The Licensing and Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Additional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007
5 New Management of HMO Regulations for certain converted blocks of flats
11 Can the term "assured" on a rent book create an assured tenancy?
11 Andrews & Andrews v Cunningham [2007] EWCA Civ 762 Waller, Wilson and Lawrence Collins
12 Smoke free England and Wales
12 England and Wales are now smoke free. There are minor obligations on landlords in certain dwellings that a landlord manages. The first thing to establish is, what is and what isn't smoke free.
14 Housing Benefit - When change of circumstances should be notified
14 R v Passmore Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Toulson LJ, Butterfield J and Judge Wadsworth QC June 18, 2007
15 Home Information Packs are to be extended from 10 September to include three-bedroom homes.
15 HIP Rules Extend To 3-Bedrooms
16 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (Commencement No.6) (England) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1256)
16 Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations, and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1257)
16 Made: April 16, 2007 - In force from: October 1, 2007
16 Administration Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1258) Made: April 16, 2007 - In force from: October 1, 2007
16 Social Security, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1331) Made: April 25, 2007 - In force from: May 23, 2007
16 Legislation
22 Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1356) Made: April 26, 2007 - In force from: October 1, 2007
22 Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Anti-social Behaviour Order Functions) (England) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1441) Made: May 10, 2007 - In force from: May 11, 2007
22 Legislation continued...
23 Draft Housing Benefit (Loss of Benefit) (Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2007 June 2007
23 Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/1750) Made: June 15, 2007 - In force from: September 1, 2007
25 Blackburn-Smith v Lambeth LBC [2007] EWHC 767 (Admin) Dobbs J.
25 Cases
25 Most relevant to local authorities and solicitors not necessarily relevant to private landlords.
25 Most relevant to local authorities and solicitors but include principles that may affect private landlords.
25 Relevant to all members and should be read, in particular private landlords and solicitors. Usually these cases will refer to Assured Shorthold Tenancies.
26 London & Quadrant Housing Trust v Ansell [2007] EWCA Civ 326Chadwick and Lloyd L.JJ. and Stanley Burnton J.
27 Riverside Housing Association Limited v White & another [2007] UKHL 20 Lords Hoffmann, Rodger of Earlsferry, Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Mance and Neuberger of Abbotsbury
27 Knight v Knowlsey Housing Trust [2007] EWCA Civ 404 Buxton and Longmore L.JJ. and Sir Martin Nourse
28 Levy & others v Vasely [2007] EWCA Civ 367 Mummery, Arden and Jacob L.JJ.
29 Stack v Dowden [2007] UKHL 17 Lords Hoffmann, Hope of Craighead, Walker of Gestingthorpe, Baroness Hale of Richmond and Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
30 Eren v Haringey LBC [2007] EWCA Civ 409 April 24, 2007
30 Birmingham CC v Walker [2007] UKHL 22 Lords Hoffmann, Hope of Craighead, Scott of Foscote, Walker of Gestingthorpe and Mance
31 Glen International Limited v Triplerose Limited [2007] EWCA Civ 388 Tuckey and Jacob L.JJ. and Munby J.
31 Steward v Kingston upon Thames LBC Court of Appeal, Buxton, Moore-Bick and Lawrence Collins L.JJ. May 22, 2007
32 R (Kilby) v Basildon District Council [2007] EWCA Civ 479 Buxton, Rix and Moses L.JJ.
32 Wall v Collins [2007] EWCA Civ 444 Mummery, Carnwath and Hooper L.JJ.
33 Islington LBC v Honeygan-Green [2007] EWHC 1270 (QB) Nelson J.
33 Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Aggio Earl Cadogan & Cadogan Estates Ltd v 26 Cadogan Square Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 499 Mummery, Arden and Jacob L.JJ.
34 Polarpark Enterprises Inc. v Allason [2007] EWHC 1088 (Ch) Briggs J.
34 Rowley v Rugby BC [2007] EWCA Civ 483 Pill, Wall and Maurice Kay L.JJ.
35 Omar v Birmingham CC Court of Appeal. Sir Andrew Morritt (C), May and Lloyd-Jacob L.JJ. June 7, 2007
35 Gilby v Westminster CC [2007] EWCA Civ 604 Mummery and Sedley L.JJ. and Lightman J.
36 Shala v Birmingham CC [2007] EWCA Civ 624 Mummery and Sedley L.JJ. and Lightman J.
37 R (Abdi) v Lambeth LBC Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court) HH Judge Hickinbottom (sitting as a deputy High Court judge) June 26, 2007
37 Ahmed v Leicester CC Court of Appeal Pill, Arden and Lawrence Collins L.JJ. June 27, 2007
37 Where an authority accept that a homeless applicant is owed the full housing duty under s.193(2), Housing Act 1996, they may only discharge it in one of the ways prescribed in s.193. One way to discharge duty is by a final offer of permanent accommodation
38 Santos v Compatriot Holdings Limited Court of Appeal, Chadwick and Wall L.JJ and Blackburne J. July 16, 2007
38 Osei v Southwark LBC Court of Appeal, Clarke MR and Arden and Hooper L.JJ. July 25, 2007
39 Lewisham LBC v Malcolm & Disability Rights Commission [2007] EWCA Civ 763 Arden, Longmore and Toulson L.JJ.
40 R (Swords) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government; Tower Hamlets LBC and Old Ford Housing Association [2007] EWCA Civ 795 Smith, Lloyd and Wilson L.JJ.
41 R (S) v Sutton LBC [2007] EWCA Civ 790 Lord Phillips MR, Arden and Hooper L.JJ.