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Two types of subletting fraud

September 12, 2024

Moss & Co.’s  criminal and housing law skills benefit clients in two distinct types of subletting cases. An old saying goes: The proof of the pudding is in the eating. If you are facing an allegation of unlawful subletting under The  Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013,  we suggest you dine with us. In […]


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Tenancy succession and an interview under caution

September 5, 2024

We specialise in defending clients accused of all types of housing fraud. This case shows how important it is have knowledgeable and skilful legal representation when asked to attend an interview under caution. The facts Our client’s grandmother  was the   tenant of an East London council flat for over 30 years. She became frail and […]


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No case to answer – where defendant had knife on shared balcony.

November 18, 2023

Background A shared balcony is not a public place. Or so we argued. The surest way to win a case is to have the case dismissed before it reaches a jury. One way to achieve this is to carefully consider whether the prosecution can prove all the elements of their case,  and if not, submit […]


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Not Guilty  Verdict in County Lines Cocaine and Heroin Conspiracy.  

November 7, 2023

THE  DRUGS CASE This case is about a sophisticated high value  conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Our client was alleged to be involved in a ‘county lines’ operation to sell these class A drugs. There were five defendants. The prosecution said our client played a leading role. They claimed he was  the main […]


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A difficult hackney council flat succession case.

March 25, 2020

You can succeed to your parents council tenancy We are often asked if the son or daughter of a council tenant can succeed to their parent’s council tenancy when they die. Succession cases can be difficult but the answer is that a family member can succeed providing: They have lived in the premises for at […]


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Unregistered deposit floors possession claim

March 13, 2020

£70 deposit paid in 1999 saves tenant from eviction Our client occupied a room in a building containing 25 rooms with shared facilities for a kitchen The premises were run by the Polish Women’s Benevolent Association and the client first moved into the premises on or about September 1999 when she gave a deposit of […]


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Possession claim defeated where council claimed subletting.

March 3, 2020

Tenant shows that flat was his main and principle home. In this case the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham issued possession proceedings against the client alleging that the client had been in breach of Section 93 of the Housing Act 1985. Further that the client had failed to use the premises as his main […]


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