Disrepair – the rights and duties of landlords and tenants
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July 2009
UK Qualified Solicitor
UK Qualified Solicitor
We are looking for a UK qualified solicitor with recent practical experience in general contract law to review a number of agreements. The jurisdiction for this project is England and Wales. [...]
Greenman v Exeter City Council, 2007
Southern Rent Assessment Panel, 22nd February 2007, Residential Property Tribunal Service Reports
The landlady challenged the local authority's guidance on the kitchen requirements for houses in multiple occupation (HMO) where there were less than 8 occupants. Exeter City Council's published standards for HMOs were based on many year's experience, were the same as Birmingham and Newcastle and were provided for by the Housing Act 2004. The Council's view was that it’s published standards were the standards required by the Act and produced a letter from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) in support of that view. Whilst the landlady agreed that she was bound by the standards set down in the Act, she argued that the assessment by the local authority should be on an individual rather than a blanket basis.
The Tribunal decided [...]