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How to deal with 'right to rent' checks and discrimination
In April this year Law for Life published a new guide: A survival guide to starting a tenancy and right to rent checks. The guide is aimed at people who are most likely to experience discrimination and difficulty in the process of starting a tenancy and right to rent checks, and is intended to help...
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Online forum: The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and homelessness applications
This forum will be run with Isabella Mulholland of the Public Interest Law Centre and is supported by Trust for London. It will take place on the 5th October 2022, 3-5 PM. The Domestic Abuse Act is a welcome change in the law surrounding survivors of abuse and their access to housing. It has had...
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The continued erosion of our protest rights and how we will respond
The summer of 2020 saw numerous protests on a wide range of issues by people from a variety of backgrounds. There were clashes between police and protestors and challenges to the appropriateness of policing tactics. For example, London Met police were found guilty of breaching the rights of...
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Starting a tenancy and right to rent checks: launch event and policy discussion
The event will take place on the 23rd November, from 3 - 4.30pm. During the event we will launch two new legal information resources aimed at people who have a legal right to stay in the UK and are looking for accommodation in the private rented sector (see below). We will also reflect on existing...
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Supporting Londoners with housing - consultation
Law for Life is conducting a consultation to try to understand the needs of trusted intermediaries and grassroots organisations regarding housing issues in London. Specifically, the consultation aims to collect information on people’s training needs and developing modules on: issues that private...
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Improving access to justice for Roma families dealing with child protection
The latest reports on child welfare services in England confirm what has been suspected for decades – that there is an overrepresentation of Gypsy/Roma and Traveller (GRT) children engaged with the system. Historically the number of GRT children who are taken into state care has been low, but...
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Continuing to resist increased police powers on our protest rights
The Government is trying to pass a new law called the Public Order Bill 2022, which would give police more power to arrest protesters if they think the protesters might cause ‘serious disruption’. Penny Mordaunt has announced that the Public Order Bill will be returning to the Commons for...
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Joint letter to Ministers - People seeking sanctuary should not be excluded from vital housing safety regulation
Law for Life are proud to be part of a collective initiative, together with the Chartered Institute of Housing, Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL), to oppose Government plans to remove the licensing requirements for houses in...
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Starting a tenancy in the hostile environment
'Basically, there is a crisis in housing. There is so much help needed, and so little is provided', explained Maaz Salih, a London Renters Union (LRU) member, speaking at an online event, 'Starting a tenancy and right to rent checks', last November. The event was organised jointly by Law for Life...
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Tell DWP what you think about proposed changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)
No warning was given of this plan and the consultation was not well publicised when it was launched. The consultation period is also very short (it ends on 30 October). The consultation documents are not easy to understand and it is not easy to respond clearly. It is hard not to conclude that this...
