Category Archives: Housing

Subletting social housing

October 31, 2024

Is subletting the real cause of the  housing crisis? Narinder Moss has represented the social housing tenants of Hackney for over 35 years. She has dealt with every type of housing case – rent arrears, anti-social behaviour, disrepair, subletting. Subletting is now our main enquiry. Why? Subletting is a criminal offence The Prevention of Social […]


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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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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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Anti-Social behaviour claim for possession. Win for council tenant.

February 28, 2020

Council fail to evict disabled client who had done no wrong. In this case possession proceedings were issued by the London Borough of Haringey against the client. They said  that her children were encouraging groups of boys to congregate on the estate. Further that these boys were involved in anti-social behaviour such as playing loud […]


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Succession case win for council tenant

February 18, 2020

The benefit of legal advice if you want to succeeed to a council tenancy The client had resided in council premises with his mother for over 30 years. The flat was originally in the name of his father and his mother. They had divorced in 1991 and the father had moved out. After his mother’s […]


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Disrepair counterclaim wins possession case.

February 13, 2020

Possession case win for Southwark tenant with disrepair counterclaim Our client’s adult son had been convicted of supplying Class A drugs. As a result, the London Borough of Southwark. served notice seeking possession under Condition 1 of Section 84A the mandatory ground for possession and in the alternative Ground 2 Schedule 2 of the Housing […]


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