Court in middle

Flood defences

Six months ago a court ruling opened the floodgates for tenants to challenge their eviction. So is there a deluge of cases on the horizon and what can social landlords do to protect themselves?

Court rejects legal challenge to starter tenancies

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a case that threatened to make housing association starter tenancies redundant.

'Pinnock' defence tenant loses eviction fight

A housing association has won a court battle to recover possession of one its homes from a tenant claiming the ‘ Pinnock ’ defence.

Human rights court to examine eviction

The European Court of Human Rights is to scrutinise the procedures social landlords use to evict unruly tenants.

Fool's gold

A quick solution

A recent case shows landlords should not have to go through a long process when seeking possession, says Ruth Hills

Decisive response

Two cases show that courts will act robustly if tenants abuse the litigation process, says Jane Plant

A new public right of way?

The government’s latest announcement underpins the trend towards treating housing associations as public bodies. Philip Heath, partner, and Jane Plant, associate, at Weightmans, explain

Cutting tenancies short

The judgement in a starter tenancy possession case is good news for landlords, says Josephine Sharrock, solicitor, Brabners Chaffe Street

What’s in the post?

Landlords’ administrative errors can lead to time-consuming court cases, says Jane Plant, associate at Weightmans