Right to Rent - The Secretary of State for the Home Department -v- The Joint Council for The Welfare of Immigrants
April 21st, the Government won its appeal against appeal the removal of Right to Rent, which means the scheme will stay in place. Appeal Court Justices Davis, Henderson and Hickinbottom agreed that the scheme was discriminatory, but found that it did not violate human rights legislation. The Court of Appeal therefore, ruled in favour of the government’s controversial Right To Rent scheme, overturning a decision reached last year by the High Court.
In a New Era of Communication - Remember Your Landlords & Tenants
Populations across the world are adjusting to COVID-19, and with social distancing orders in place, finding new ways to communicate not only for businesses, but with family and friends, is paramount. The cultural shift has shown just how many letting agents are now using video conferencing software for the very first time.
As meetings, webinars, training take place in the new place of work, contact with the landlord and tenants remains incredibly important. The landlord needs to have an understanding of the work that is being done during this very difficult time. Whilst offices may be closed, the work still carries on. from collecting rents, liaising with tenants about “rent holidays” or discounted payments, preparing relevant paperwork to address the changes to contracts, navigating repairs and ensuring that any Statutory responsibilities are still dealt with. The workload for letting agents may have significantly increased as dealing with Covid-19 has meant a great deal of change in such a short period of time that no one has ever experienced before. What should letting agents be telling landlords and tenants?
Furlough - Introduced into the English Language in the 1600s. Now one of the most commonly referred to words in the UK.
Furlough, what does it mean and how is the word pronounced? Does it rhyme with Rough or Dough? This tells you just how uncommon the word is, or was until March 2020.
Employment Law is bound by a very specific set of rules that impacts every working person, and of course it’s important that an employee understands their rights. The impact of Covid-19 has caused a “domino effect” (understatement) in every aspect of life as we knew it, none more serious than a person’s livelihood. By the end of Week 2 of the lockdown, 1 million people had registered on the DWP website applying for Universal Credit. There are no statistics available that provide the background of applicants, yet needless to say there is a much greater need than before this crisis for help .
E-Learning is Child's Play - Or is it?
Covid-19 or Coronavirus has changed our view of the World. How we behave and interact with others has been shaped by this virus. For the cynics, who felt that tech, Social Media, a way of staying connected that did not involve Zoom, FaceTime or Skype, could never have predicted that this time would come.
As a traditionalist when it comes to education, it is human interaction that drives and motivates me, the connection with learners and how we bounce off one another is inspirational. However, for many years teaching and education have evolved. The virus has caused the classroom and lecture theatres to be moved completely to the online platform. Now more than ever, there is a need to adapt and change.