No.53 Legal Limited Forum - Recent Topics

What is a transfer of tenancy?

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:26:26 +0000

A transfer of tenancy is when the legal responsibility for a rented home is moved from one person to another. This can happen in different ways depending on the situation and the type of tenancy.

It can involve:

Adding or removing a tenant (e.g. after a relationship breakdown or someone moving out)
Transferring the tenancy to someone else (e.g. a family member or ex-partner)

Facing Proceedings?

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:23:31 +0000

Possession proceedings can occur for all types of properties, from private and social rentals to mortgaged properties.

It occurs for a variety of reasons, breach of contract, anti-social behaviour, unauthorised subletting, or for many, due to arrears of rent or mortgage instalments. In many cases the proceedings can be resolved without eviction.

Judicial Review: what is it?

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:19:06 +0000

If you've been denied social housing, treated unfairly by your council, or are stuck in unsuitable living conditions, you may be able to challenge the decision through judicial review.
Judicial review is a legal process that allows you to hold public bodies (like your local council) accountable for decisions that are:

Legally wrong
Unfair
Irrational (not based on proper reasoning)

You can’t use judicial review just because you don’t like a decision, but if the decision was made unlawfully or they failed to consider important facts, it may be worth speaking to a lawyer about whether you have a case.

Social Tenancies: what are they?

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:17:19 +0000

A social tenancy is a rental agreement where you rent your home from a local council or a housing association, rather than a private landlord. These tenancies are designed to provide secure, long-term, and genuinely affordable housing for people who might struggle to rent privately, such as those on low incomes, with disabilities, or facing homelessness.

Questions still arise regarding disrepair, rent arrears and possession.

Private Renting in Wales

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:09:37 +0000

About 17% of people in Wales rent privately, on assured shorthold tenancies, and inevitably there are sometimes issues with rent arrears, notices, deposits and so forth. It can be difficult for tenants and landlords to cope with these issues, and frequently legal advice is needed as the laws can be complicated.

Renting Privately in England

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:07:31 +0000

About 19% of people in England rent privately, on assured shorthold tenancies, and inevitably there are sometimes issues with rent arrears, notices, deposits and so forth. It can be difficult for tenants and landlords to cope with these issues, and frequently legal advice is needed as the laws can be complicated.

Adult Finances

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:57 +0000

Parties who are getting divorced, or dissolving their civil partnership, will also need to get a clean break order in place in order to close off all claims against the other person in the future. This is equally true whether the parties are wealthy or have few assets. A clean break order will ensure neither party has future claims.

Finances Relating To Children

Lea_NSW — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:24:45 +0000

Every parent has a responsibility to provide financially for their child/children. If one parent refuses to do so, there are methods to enforce payment against them. These include using the Child Maintenance Service to calculate accurate payments, and collect them if necessary, or Schedule 1 payments to claim for higher earners or for transfers of property, and if the paying parent is abroad, then the Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders can be used.

Divorce: what is it?

Lea_NSW — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:21:14 +0000

Divorce is the legal process of ending a marriage, officially dissolving the legal and marital bond between two people. It's a formal, court-approved termination of a marriage, distinct from separation or annulment.

Dissolution of CP: what is it?

Lea_NSW — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:20:11 +0000

Dissolution is the legal process of ending a civil partnership; it is similar to divorce for married couples.

Until the dissolution is finalised with a final order, neither partner can enter into another civil partnership or marriage.