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News relating to: Housing

London Borough of Haringey v Ahmed & Ahmed

Lou Crisfield, partner in the housing team at Miles & Partners in London, acted in the case of London Borough of Haringey v Ahmed & Ahmed (Case No: HC-2015-003163). Lou is a partner and an experienced caseworker, specialising in social ...

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12.12.2017

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Securing entitlement to succeed to a tenancy when a partner dies

Rajea Sultana ensured that a recently bereaved lady was able to stay in housing association accommodation which had been in the name of her deceased partner, by showing that she had lived with her partner as his wife and occupied ...

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17.10.2017

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Family saved from eviction over 8 years after possession order

When the housing team at Miles & Partners received an order giving a landlord permission to issue a warrant for the eviction of one of our clients, our swift response enabled the family to remain in their home and recover ...

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10.07.2017

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Mother and housing association forced to honour promise to make daughter a secure tenant

If someone promises another person that they will give them an interest in land or property, and the person to whom the promise was made relies on that promise to their detriment, the courts will – if the circumstances justify ...

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26.10.2016

Miles & Partners Solicitors & Advocates, London

Return to work a realistic prospect?

Samin v Westminster City Council [2016] UKSC 1 Miles and Partners represented Mr Samin in his attempt to retain his status as a “worker” under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006. Mr Samin, an Austrian national since 1993 after ...

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28.01.2016

Lou Crisfield, Miles & Partners Solicitors, London

Shameful housing strategy

R (AM) v London Borough of Havering and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2015] EWHC 1004 (Admin) Representing our client (AM), Lou Crisfield has been hailed a ‘real hero’ in a case which is likely to have widespread application ...

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01.05.2015

Miles & Partners expose ‘shameful’ London authorities

In a judgment, which we hope will benefit anyone caught in a dispute between housing authorities, Mr Justice Cobb condemned the ‘shameful’ behaviour of the two London authorities in the case of R (AM) v London Borough of Havering and ...

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22.04.2015

Lou Crisfield, Miles & Partners Solicitors, London

Social housing secured

When a young woman with learning disabilities needed help defending a possession claim, Lou Crisfield not only helped to win long term secure social housing but also to clear rent arrears. LF had had been the victim of very serious ...

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29.11.2014

London HMOs

Housing future needs

Temur v LB Hackney [2014] EWCA Civ 877 In 2011, following alleged domestic abuse, Ms T left her marital home to stay with friends and in a refuge before Hackney council deemed her homeless but not in priority need. In ...

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27.06.2014