By the end of the course participants will:

• Understand property and occupation rights and their legal basis
• Be clear about family home rights of tenants who are married, in a Civil Partnership, cohabiting, lesbian/gay, friends or relatives
• Appreciate the differences between sole and joint tenancies when relationship breakdown occurs
• Be able to outline good practice in resolving who should hold the tenancy
• Recognise the options when domestic violence is involved
• Have considered their organisation’s policy on relationship breakdown.

Who should attend:

Everyone who has to deal with relationship breakdown in their organisation.

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!”