Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
Title: Supervising Solicitor
Salary Banding: £61-531 – £64,769 London – Nottingham £55,378 – £58,292
Location: London, EC1N 8JS or Nottingham, NG9 1LA
Permanent Role – Full-Time Position based on a 37.5hr week
Hybrid role – 3
Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment
Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment, published by Nearly Legal, focuses on developments and commentary in housing law, including tenant rights, landlord obligations, possession proceedings, and housing conditions. The blog covers legislative changes such as the Renters’ Rights Act, enforcement mechanisms like rent repayment orders, and judicial decisions affecting housing law practice. It also discusses practical challenges in the civil justice system related to housing disputes, strategic litigation, and policy issues impacting housing law practitioners and tenants. Additionally, the blog shares job opportunities and sector news relevant to housing law professionals.
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PSS is a ‘gateway’ to other rights, does not confer housing rights
By Giles Peaker
Fertre v Vale of White Horse District Council (2025) EWCA Civ 1057
Yes, I am very late to this one, but doing a note for the sake of completeness.
The Court of Appeal held that Pre-Settled Status (PSS) under…
Job Ads – London & Dorset
By Giles Peaker
Doughty Street Chambers
HOUSING AND SOCIAL WELFARE TEAM
SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR TENANCY FROM SPECIALIST PRACTITIONERS UP TO 15 YEARS’ CALL
Closing date: 5pm on Monday 2nd February 2026
Doughty Street Chambers has a long-established and highly regarded reputation in housing…
AI issues in the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (LC)
By Giles Peaker
As issues with the use of LLM generative AI in submissions in cases continue to arise, it is perhaps not surprising that the FTT(PC) appears to have had its share of such problems. What is perhaps more surprising is that…
Job Ad – Camden
By Giles Peaker
Osbornes Law
Housing Solicitor
We are recruiting for a full-time solicitor with experience in housing law to join our expanding and award-winning Housing and Social Care team. Experience in community care and public law would also be desirable, but…
New Year clear up – shrinking the backlog
By Giles Peaker
A happy New Year to you all. It is going to be an interesting one on any measure.
I’ve had a few days off, and so, in an attempt to enter 2026 with a clearer conscience and a lot fewer…
Catching up – housing conditions and illegal evictions
By Giles Peaker
Catching up – housing conditions and illegal evictions
Ferko v Kumar & Kumar. Ealing Magistrates Court. 15 July 2025
This was the sentencing hearing in an Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecution that we previously saw in on appeal in the…
Catching Up – Homelessness and Allocations
By Giles Peaker
A batch of case notes on homelessness and allocations cases.
RR, R (on the application of) v The London Borough of Enfield (2025) EWCA Civ 1390
An appeal to the Court of Appeal of the dismissal of RR’s judicial review…
Catching up – leasehold issues
By Giles Peaker
From 27 December 2025, no lease of more than 21 years is capable of being an assured (or assured shorthold) tenancy, as the relevant part of the Renters Rights Act 2025 came into force.
This means that the ‘AST trap’…
Tidings (various) and a gift
By Giles Peaker
As we head into some time off (and a chance to rest my RSI) I bring you a couple of tidings, not necessarily of comfort and joy, of things for the new year. And a bit of a gift for…