Council review decision of client’s living standards and award higher priority
Our client had been living in a very small studio flat with her 10 year old daughter for over 3 years.
Review of suitability of temporary accommodation – GTS secures positive decision that client’s current temporary accommodation is not suitable.
Our client was placed by the local authority (Southwark Council) in temporary accommodation out of borough in Tower Hamlets, after they accepted they owed her and her family the main housing duty under section 193(2) of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended).
Successful Judicial Review claim against Lambeth Council
Our client had been registered on Lambeth council’s housing waiting list with her husband. When our client separated from her husband, the council gave her a new housing waiting list account which meant she lost over 5 years waiting time.
Client permanently rehoused after alleging racial discrimination by his landlord
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.
Disrepair proceedings settle at trial with order for works and damages
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.
Possession proceedings settled with new 2 year tenancy agreement
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.
GT Stewart obtain Injunction Order requiring Local Authority landlord to provide access to Client’s Property within 7 days
Our client is a secure tenant of a London Borough.
Mother with autistic child successfully challenges unsuitable accommodation
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.
Mediation secures future-proof deal for tenant fighting ASBI
We took on this case to defend an application for an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction brought against our client by the local authority.
Home secured for vulnerable client and her family
Our client originally sought our help as she was seeking homeless assistance and access to the housing register in a new borough.
