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Law firm Devonshires has added nine new hires to its London office.

On Monday 4th October, nine new Trainee Solicitors joined the firm (pictured above). This brings our current total Trainee Solicitor count to 18.

We are delighted to have ranked highly in the most recent Legal 500 Guide!

Landlords will be pleased to note that, with effect from 1 October 2021, the period of notice that a landlord must give to the tenant before commencing a claim for possession will revert back to the pre-pandemic notice periods. Please note that the government has retained its emergency powers to impose longer notice periods until 25 March 2022.

Donna McCarthy is named our new Head of Housing Management and Property Litigation.

The Court of Appeal last week dismissed an appeal against a suspended custodial sentence made by a resident who had been found to have breached an Injunction which prohibited him using racist, offensive or abusive language or gestures against his neighbour or any member of her family and from intimidating or attempting to intimate the neighbour or member of her family.  The breach was proven via CCTV.

The Government announced on 16 June 2021 that the existing moratorium on forfeiture of leases which was due to expire on 30 June 2021 will be extended until 25 March 2022.

We are pleased to have been represented so strongly in this year’s Best Lawyers rankings.

The Government has announced that, from 1 June 2021, notice periods for possession in respect of residential tenancies will change again.

MHCLG has now published their guidance for the new housing possession mediation service, announced earlier this year.

How can using AI technology improve the customer experience and what impact will this have on the management of homes in the future?

Happy Anniversary to our Leeds office, which is celebrating its fourth anniversary tomorrow!