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Duration
1 day

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In-house

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Suitable for:       I What does this mean?

Common law (ie, the right to ‘quiet enjoyment’) pre-dates statute, although latterly housing practitioners have focused on Parliamentary law such as the Localism Act 2011. However, common law is still evolving and higher case law may interpret statute differently. A good example is how the Human Rights Act 1998 has been applied.

This training will provide housing staff with a case law update and give delegates the opportunity to discuss how it impacts on their policies, procedures and operational practice.

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    You will learn:

    Our courses are designed to suit the needs of your organisation and tenants, and include:

    • How to stay up to date with ever-changing case law
    • Case law on allocations and homelessness and maladministration findings
    • Case law regarding succession, assignments and joint-to-sole tenancies
    • Case law using mandatory or discretionary grounds for possession and against those with little security of tenure, ie, introductory, demoted and starter tenants
    • Case law overlapping with other kinds of law, ie, criminal, community care, family, mental health or discriminatory
    • Unusual case law which may not have been reported elsewhere
    • How to respond to potential legal challenges.

    Who should attend?

    • Housing officers
    • Operational team leaders and middle managers
    • Housing and tenancy enforcement managers and officers
    • Homelessness and allocations/lettings managers and officers
    • Income recovery and collection staff.
  • Our trainer

    Mel Cant trained as a Barrister and came to the Bar in 2000. She doesn’t practice independently, choosing to work in the Social Housing Sector which she has done now for over 25 years.

    She covers all aspects of social housing law from housing advice, homelessness, allocations, lettings, tenancy and leasehold management, antisocial behaviour, asset management and disrepair.

    She undertakes homelessness reviews for nine local authorities and also undertakes training and consultancy providing practical solutions to legal issues within the sector.

    Her favourite feedback ever is “Everyone needs a Mel on speed dial!”

We can bring this course to you.
If you have five or more staff interested our in-house training offers great value for money.

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