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Capacity is issue specific and so it does not matter if the person lacks capacity to make other decisions.
The High Court has decided that our client Amanda Lees is entitled to return to her home after being evicted in January 2022 in breach of a mental health breathing…
The Government has introduced a new debt relief scheme called Breathing Space. It came into effect on 4 May 2021. The aim of the scheme is to give those in…
Rishi Sunak has delivered his budget statement to Parliament for 2021. The Chancellor confirmed that the stamp duty holiday on properties priced up to £500,000 has been extended by three…
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a particularly difficult time for renters. Many renters have lost income over the past year, either through significant periods on furlough, or losing their jobs…
A TV Edwards client has been successful in a court challenge against a local authority’s refusal to provide suitable alternative temporary housing pending a homelessness review. In R (Karimi) v…
The Social Welfare department is delighted to be highly rated once again in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal directories. In the Legal 500, our housing team…
From 20 March 2020 a new law came into effect which gave tenants the power to enforce their right to live in a home fit for human habitation. The Homes…
