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Housing Conditions and Disrepair

Housing Conditions and Disrepair

Members of 42BR’s Social Housing team are very familiar with the law and practice of housing conditions claims: we understand the importance of speedy initial drafting and advice, of informal problem-solving, of more formal types of ADR, and of always being ready to go to trial if necessary.

Long gone are the days when a disrepair claim was limited to the issues arising under s11 of the LTA 1985, and s4 of the DPA 1972: housing conditions claims now routinely involve concurrent EPA prosecutions in the Magistrates’ Court, s9A fitness for human habitation, and Equality Act claims and defences.

We understand the huge pressures on both landlord representatives and tenant representatives, in managing their housing conditions caseload.  We will do everything possible to help, whether that means urgent drafting, or urgent advice, or getting involved in strategic settlement discussions, or even helping to get a case ready for trial at short notice.

 

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