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This case was considered by the Court of Appeal on 4 December 2015 and concerned a claim by the leaseholder for damages for disrepair when the leaseholder was not occupying the flat concerned for reasons unconnected to the disrepair.

This case was considered by the Upper Tribunal on 25 September 2015 and concerned Mr Cain’s challenge to reasonableness of service charges over the previous 12 years. This is an important case as it provides scope for limiting the leaseholders ability to challenge the reasonableness of the service charges where the leaseholder has repeatedly paid the service charges in the past. Therefore, landlords should be aware of this case, particularly with a view to limiting the scope of challenges to the service charges by their leaseholders.

The deregulation measures relating to social housing in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 are going to have a more significant effect on the sector’s ethos and operation than any piece of housing legislation in the last 20 years.

The latest Legal 500 guide has been published and we are delighted to have been recognised again for our excellent work in a number of our core practice areas.

Any strong antisocial behaviour (“ASB”) case, whether the remedy sought be an Injunction or possession, rests on the presentation of detailed and compelling witness evidence at Court of both the incidents of ASB behaviour and the impact upon residents.

Devonshires Solicitors LLP is working with the Association of British Commuters Limited, which is a not for profit company set up to give a voice to rail users suffering on the Southern Rail network.

Devonshires has further strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of James Lyons as a partner.

Restrictive Covenants: A what, when, where, why and how guide to restrictive covenants. A restrictive covenant is an obligation on one landowner to refrain from doing something on their land (the Burdened Land, also sometimes referred to as the Servient Land) for the benefit of someone else’s land (the Benefited Land, also sometimes referred to

Devonshires is acting for Cantref on its proposed merger with Wales & West Housing Association. The shareholders of Cantref have now approved the proposed merger.

Following a tendering process, we are delighted to announce that we have been appointed to the CHIC Legal Panel.

The Hyde Group and Sovereign Housing Association have completed a stock swap involving more than 1,400 homes.

The last 12 months has seen unprecedented change in the social housing sector. In addition to the implications of last year’s summer Budget, the VRTB settlement and ONS reclassification, the government has shone the spotlight on housing associations for not using their public subsidy to build new homes.