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Following on from our recent nomination in the 2019 Legal Awards, and the dedicated research stage, the judging panel have made their final decisions. We are delighted to say that Arkas Law has been awarded: ‘Best Housing Litigation Firm 2019 at the SME News 2019 Legal Awards’.
The lack of affordable housing in London has long been a hotly debated issue which has courted immense coverage and debate, yet realistic solutions from politicians and mayoral hopefuls alike to tackle the issue have been rare indeed. It’s apparent that the government’s abject failure in ensuring that the number of homes built in London […]
On Monday 1st June 2015, the evening standard reported on page 22, that following claims of fraudulent activity by employees of a Council affiliated housing organisation, the Metropolitan Police have begun a formal investigation and have arrested one employee in connection with the council housing fraud claims. The Council has reportedly began its own review […]
Beware tenants, it is a criminal offence to sublet your social housing property and the Council will not take too lightly to this. Under the Social Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013, unlawful subletting of a social housing property became a criminal offence, and whilst Housing Associations cannot initiate proceedings themselves, they can most […]
As of 13th May 2015, single homeless people will no longer have to prove that they are particularly vulnerable in comparison to other homeless people in order to qualify for support. The Supreme Court heard three joint appeals by homeless people: Johnson, Hotak and Kanu, backed by evidence from charities Crisis and Shelter. In each case […]
A report (based on research by the UK think-tank New Policy) which was made available on the 21st May 2015 highlights the fact that landlords are earning £5.6bn a year by renting out unsafe homes which fail to meet Legal standards, and also includes £1.3bn in housing benefit. A Citizens Advice study revealed that 740,000 […]
A common issue with housing disrepair claims is where a tenant refuses to allow access to landlords. Landlord’s will argue that under the terms of the tenancy agreement, a tenant must provide access to the landlord. Therefore, denying access would mean the landlord is prevented from carrying out its repair duties. This being said, Landlord’s […]
Tenants often question why they should pay rent when their property is suffering from serious disrepair. As such, many tenants withhold rent on the ground that their landlord has failed to uphold their responsibility of carrying out repair works to the property. In the circumstances whilst it is understandable why many tenants feel this way, […]
Over recent months, we have heard the term “social cleansing” being thrown around the media more and more. But, what exactly does this mean? “Social cleansing” relates to the uprooting of homeless families into accommodations outside of London by London Councils. But, why is this happening? There are a number of factors that play a […]
On Thursday 14th May 2015, a thought provoking article appeared in the Evening Standard which compared the current lack of affordable housing across all socio – economic groups to that of Paris, where gentrification of inner city areas has led to poorer people being pushed out into the suburbs. It’s apparent that housing policy over successive […]
