Justice For Tenants

Justice For Tenants is a non-profit Tribunal advocacy service and training service for tenants and local authorities. Financial Penalty & Rent Repayment Orders.

[Polly Neate @pollyn1]

Have you seen this incredible leadership role @Shelter ? A career-defining opportunity to lead our campaigns, policy and comms at a pivotal time https://t.co/9d213BGheK

[LegalAction magazine @LegalActionMag]

Cameron Neilson of @JTenants and @YLALawyers co-chair @jamiejohn39 look at the hows and whys of claiming rent repayment orders https://t.co/vBUElCoRJk
@LegalActionGrp

[Generation Rent @genrentuk]

One tweak to the Renters (Reform) Bill that could transform renters’ awareness of rights, drive up landlords’ compliance with new rules and reduce council’s workload at a time of financial difficulty - Rent Repayment Orders. Read why here: https://t.co/iMGZC8Xh7n

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

The Model Financial Penalty Policy and supporting templates are now ready.

This is important as most local authority financial penalty policies are defective following Morjaria v Leicester CC and will not stand up in Tribunal.

Please get in touch to access funded support.

[Rachel Melly @rachel_melly_]

Last night I asked what the Labour Council are doing to help tenants in the private rental sector to defend their legal rights when they're breached.
I'm delighted that support will now be provided by @JTenants to help people in unlicensed HMOs to get legal help and rent refunds.

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

IS EVERY LOCAL AUTHORITY'S CIVIL FINANCIAL PENALTY POLICY DEFECTIVE?

A review of the most impactful case precedent affecting Civil Financial Penalties in the last 3 years:
https://t.co/xQca5AqEhr

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

The Renters Reform Bill/Act is currently silent on any measures to regulate the significant growing threat in the PRS: Rent-2-Rent. I wonder if the new definition of "Residential Landlord"(s.23) will pave the way to hold owners responsible for any criminality they profit from?

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

@PeteApps It surprises me that Rent Repayment Orders haven't been extended. It would incentivise tenants to carry some of the enforcement burden, and reduce the workload on local authorities and the geographical disparity in enforcement.

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

@LutfurRahmanTH When JFT made its statement recently saying it was not a case of IF poor tenants in overcrowded conditions would die in a fire, but WHEN and how many, we hoped it would not be this soon.

Govt. can amend the legislation that enables this business model:

https://t.co/dXoQ9EFBzM

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

@nearlylegal @JHASTARKBAR It is understandable that the UKSC would feel restricted by the legislation. It's a sad irony that Rent Repayment Orders were brought in to prevent criminal business models from flourishing, as it has created a blueprint to support the exact business models it is meant to stop.

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

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[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

The Supreme Court made a decision today - The question is - "How many renters will die as a result?"

Read a 1-minute answer here from Justice For Tenants:
https://t.co/dXoQ9EFBzM

#renttorent #RentersReformBill #Awaab

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

Essential reading for any #tenant seeking a #RentRepayment. The cases you MUST know about to be successful with a #RentRepaymentOrder.

https://t.co/eNzW4BzYMi

[Newham London 💙 @NewhamLondon]

With just over two weeks to go until our Property Licensing Consultation closes, here’s why it matters:

In December 2018, Council officers visited this unlicensed property & found a dangerously unsafe illegal extension that had no thermal insulation, clear fire hazards,

[Justice For Tenants @JTenants]

Why is joined-up working between local councils and outside agencies an important factor when combating #roguelandlords in the UK #privaterental sector? Our blog post covers the immediate effects of this approach, as well as the wider benefits to society: https://t.co/RoNge6xknp