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Suffolk

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23rd February 2024

Van Herpen v Green and Green – The provision of Gas Safety Certificates and associated Building Regulations Compliance Certificates

Background - Van-Herpen v Green and Green (2023) This case concerned a claim by a landlord for possession on the basis of an expired Section 21 notice. The…

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22nd February 2024

Hope for NHS patients as “Martha’s rule” to be introduced, following 13-year old’s death

In 2021, Martha Mills had been on holiday with her parents, when she had an accident riding her bike, falling onto the handlebars and injuring her pancreas. She…

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21st February 2024

The FTT’s first decision on the identity of Accountable Persons – can a Tribunal appointed manager be an ‘Accountable Person’ under the Building Safety Act?

The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is ripe for litigation in the context of both its meaning and effect. Canary Riverside (a bit like the BSA is expected…

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20th February 2024

Raising awareness of dementia in Essex & Suffolk

There are currently around 900,000 people with dementia in the UK (Alzheimer’s Society, 2024.) It is predicted that this number will rise to 1.6million in 2040 and therefore…

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Renters Reform Bill: Update on the Abolition of the Section 21 Notice

Under the Renters Reform Bill (“the Bill”), it is proposed that the Section 21 notice will be scrapped and instead, landlords will be required to satisfy one of…

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16th February 2024

Child Maintenance Enforcement Changes

The government recently announced that parents who refuse to financially support their children will face quicker penalties, under a new scheme with the Child Maintenance Service. The announcement…

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Let’s Update You – Landlord’s Responsibility for Flooding in Properties Let Out Under an AST

Section 11 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (“LTA”) Where a property let out under an assured shorthold tenancy (“AST”), floods – either as a result of rain or…

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12th February 2024

Government ends video witnessing of wills

On 1 February 2024, the Justice Department announced that it was not extending pandemic-era temporary legislation (which took effect from 31 January 2020) enabling the signing of wills…

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9th February 2024

Leasehold Updates

Sales and purchases of leasehold properties are increasingly more time consuming. Below are some recent updates which could be useful for anybody looking to sell a leasehold property…

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5th February 2024

Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford Village Development Partnership & others

In a significant case applying the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) the First Tier Tribunal (“FTT”) has made an £18 million contribution order against a developer, which includes…

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