Tenant evicted for using home as a brothel

'Innocent' texts of housing boss on cocaine charge

A high flying housing executive accused of using text messages to supply friends with cocaine may have been referring to her son Charlie, her defence has argued.

Appeal court backs landlord over family eviction

A landlord which won the backing of the Court of Appeal to evict a mother of seven following her husband’s conviction for hard drugs, has taken back control of the family home.

Government paper says squatting ban could raise homelessness

Proposals to criminalise squatting could increase homelessness and put pressure on the police and council housing departments, the government’s impact assessment of its policy has said.

Up in arms

Rising Stars: the untold story

The stamp of approval

Councils are expected to allow development wherever possible

Cutting tenancies short

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

Avoid a brush with the law

Should social landlords be responsible for keeping disabled tenants’ homes in good decorative order?

What’s in the post?

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

Take care

A person who lacks the mental capacity to enter a tenancy agreement may still be entitled to housing benefit, says Robert Latham