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Expert lawyers from Miles & Partners shortlisted for the 2022 LALY awards
Everyone at Miles & Partners are delighted to hear that two partners, Andrew Bowmer and Rajea Sultana, are finalists in the 2022 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year (LALY) awards run by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group. Rajea Sultana, who ...
Read more20.05.2022
Housing condition problems and potential remedies for non-tenant occupiers
Housing partner Lou Crisfield recently provided training to the Housing Law Practitioners Association on creative strategies to address poor housing conditions suffered by people accommodated via: s17 Children Act 1989 Care Act 2014 Asylum Support provisions under Immigration and Asylum ...
Read more28.04.2022
Housing and Mental Health recognised in Chambers & Partners 2022
In the first year of making a submission to Chambers & Partners, we are delighted that our own partner and expert in housing law Lou Crisfield has been recognised by the legal research directory alongside longstanding endorsements for three partners ...
Read more22.10.2021
Homelessness to increase as possession cases start again
One of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that many people have had difficulties paying their rent and are facing the threat of eviction and homelessness this winter. At the beginning of the pandemic the government introduced temporary ...
Read more27.11.2020
Housing tenants to be protected from spurious charges from 1 June 2019
The scarcity of housing accommodation, particularly in London, has meant that power has been firmly in the hands of landlords and their agents who have increasingly sought to pass on many of the normal operating costs to tenants. In addition ...
Read more23.05.2019
A flurry of spring success for Rajea Sultana
It has been a busy and successful start to spring for Rajea Sultana, housing law solicitor at Miles & Partners in London, as she has recently received a bumper crop of outstanding testimonials. Her clients have been praising her excellent high ...
Read more14.03.2019
Houses in multiple occupation – new rules from October 2018
The regulations governing houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) changed on 1 October 2018. They will now extend to smaller properties, affecting more landlords. The rules on exactly what constitutes as an HMO are complex and failure to comply is an ...
Read more21.02.2019
Good news as Barratt Developments agree to pay fire safety costs for Croydon tower block residents
Leaseholders of apartments in the Citiscape development breathe a sigh of relief as the original developer steps in to shoulder responsibility for the costs of replacement cladding and a fire warden. After Citiscape in Croydon failed safety tests due to ...
Read more02.05.2018
Is noise from a neighbouring property ruining your life?
With Christmas and New Year behind us, most people will be looking forward to a quiet January. While the chances are that the noise levels in the block or neighbourhood where you live may have been higher than normal over ...
Read more08.01.2018