Housing Ombudsman Compensation Guidance – Why it matters in disrepair litigation
The Housing Ombudsman Service recently issued updated Compensation Guidance aimed at social landlords. While the document is formally directed at landlords responding to complaints, its influence now extends well beyond the complaints process – https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/landlords-info/guidance-notes/compensation-guidance/. For practitioners acting in housing disrepair claims, the Guidance is increasingly shaping: Expectations around financial redress Negotiation benchmarks The framing of landlord failings Judicial […]
A key win for clarity in track allocation of housing disrepair claims: Matthews v Nottingham City Council
Akshit Vohra of 8PP examines how Rules 26.9, 26.13 and the overriding objective of the Civil Procedure Rules align in securing appropriate track allocation In Kathleen Matthews v Nottingham City Council, the Court reaffirmed that, upon a realistic assessment of the value of a claim, the normal track for allocation is the Fast Track rather […]