Legal Aid

HPCDS proposals: Early legal advice before the possession hearing

Latest HPCDS proposals The consultation on the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme has recently closed. Here, Simon Mullings analyses a key proposal to offer early legal advice…

Terminating and/or renewing a commercial tenancy or lease

Part 2 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (The Act) governs commercial tenancies and with very few exceptions applies to all commercial tenancies and leases unless…

Stamp Duty is on Vacation

2020 has been a difficult year for many people, having been subjected to the effects of COVID 19. There was however, some exciting news for buyers in…

Landlords face new requirements once possession proceedings resume

Further details have emerged of how courts will deal with housing possession cases when they resume next week. Possession proceedings have been suspended since March to protect…

Lawyers pull punches over election manifestos

Barking fire: social tenants told to return despite safety fears

Residents of east London flats say they are being forced back before safety assessments.

Lawyer in the news

Simon Mullings, Senior Case Worker in Community Law.

Legal Aid Matters

70 years ago the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 came into force. As an organisation that campaigns to promote access to justice, we want to mark…