We are, as ever, hugely grateful to Mike Norman @spikenorman.bsky.social for his excellent updates on housing law in Wales. Here he is on the denouement of the 'Costal Housing Group' litigation on the effect of not serving EICRs under Renting Homes (Wales) Act.

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Part 2 of @spikenorman.bsky.social detailed look at the Homelessness and Social Housing (Wales) Bill. This time looking at the proposed new duties and functioning of them.

A requirement for a local connection to 'Wales'? That's brave in the Yes Minister sense.

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Grateful thanks to @spikenorman.bsky.social (NL's Wales housing law correspondent) for a part 1 on the huge changes to homelessness law proposed in the Homelessness and Social Housing (Wales) Bill. From an English perspective, this is remarkable stuff.

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Councils are unlawfully refusing people access to homeless accommodation, say lawyers. “You shouldn’t need a solicitor to access homeless services,” says Adam Boyle, of the Mercy Law Resource Centre. www.dublininquirer.c...

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A very interesting post from NL's designated Welsh housing law expert, Mike Norman @spikenorman.bsky.social on the prospect of Wales becoming the stand out in the UK in retaining 'no grounds' evictions.

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“It must have consequences”. With thanks to @spikenorman.bsky.social for this analysis of Coastal Housing v Mitchell - the finding that, in Wales & where contract includes this, rent is not payable where an electrical safety certificate was not given to the tenant.
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Eleri Griffiths spoke at the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) Housing Workshop on homelessness, the use of B&Bs as temporary accommodation and tactics for dealing with local authorities collaboratively and through litigation.