Mr Justice Spencer further ruled that the scheme should not be rolled out to the rest of the United Kingdom without further evaluation. The challenge was brought by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI).
The “Right to Rent” scheme was trialled in the West Midlands before it was extended to all of England and requires landlords to carry out checks on prospective tenants. Failure to carry out the checks is a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment or a fine.
Do note however, this ruling will not automatically lead to a change in Government policy, and the “Right to Rent” scheme remains in force unless, and until, Parliament changes the law. Landlords in England must therefore continue to comply with the regulations until further notice. An appeal may of course follow.
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The snappily named Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) (moratorium Debt) (Consequential Amendment) (England) Regulations came into force on Monday 3 May 2021.
What is a post-nuptial agreement and why do people enter it? Find out more in this ebriefing.
This ebriefing considers the Government’s proposals to simplify the procurement procedures, as set out in Chapter 3 of the Green Paper entitled “Using the right procurement procedures”.
In the second of a two-part episode, trainee solicitors Tom Corrigan, Precious Melia and Sike Olawale discuss what a training contract looks like at Anthony Collins Solicitors.
Cases involving large-scale IT contracts are quite rare and the recent case provides a useful judgement for matters involving digital transformation projects which have gone wrong.
From 4 May 2021, The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) comes into force. This scheme provides debtors with the right to legal protection from their creditors.
Birmingham-based Anthony Collins Solicitors (ACS) has announced a raft of new promotions, including appointing three new partners.
EOTs have been aggressively marketed as a tax-free share sale, but that should not deter practitioners from raising EOTs.
Remuneration for the supply of goods and the power to award equitable allowances.
The government did not accept two of the Law Commission’s recommendations - as they saw them as important safeguards in protecting charities interests in property.
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