Our client was living in a shared house ran by a housing association on an assured shorthold tenancy. Our client was Eritrean, and for the 7 years he had lived there all the other tenants had also been Eritrean.
Our client was the secure tenant of a Local Authority property (“LA”). His property suffered from structural movement, and serious disrepair including severe cracks in the walls and ceilings, damp and mould.
A private landlord had issued possession proceedings against our client on the basis of both a Section 21 (‘no fault’) notice and a Section 8 notice.
Our client is a secure tenant of a London Borough.
Ms X approached GT Stewart as she and her children had been placed in 2nd floor temporary accommodation, close to a busy road, by the local authority after fleeing domestic violence.
We took on this case to defend an application for an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction brought against our client by the local authority.
Our client originally sought our help as she was seeking homeless assistance and access to the housing register in a new borough.
JBM had lived with and cared for his father since 2013. After his father died, JBM made an application to succeed his father’s tenancy but this was refused by Lambeth.
Our client had received a Notice Seeking Possession from her council landlord based on grounds of anti-social behaviour and rent arrears. Our client has a severe mental health condition and the allegations of anti-social behaviour arose as he was exploited by unwanted visitors attending his property.
We were instructed in October 2020 after BC received a Notice to Quit from Lambeth Council at her mother’s council flat where she was living.
