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David Smith

@hmolawyer.bsky.social
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Solicitor in private practice

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David Smith @hmolawyer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Mediation Compulsion Gets Real- And Really Works! www.linkedin.com/pulse/mediat... via @LinkedIn
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Mediation Compulsion Gets Real- And Really Works!
There has been a lot written about the dispute between Manchester City football club and Superdry. However, what has not been written about quite so much is the mediation aspect of this.
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David Smith @hmolawyer.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Compensation for Eviction in Wales...and England www.linkedin.com/pulse/compen... via @LinkedIn
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Compensation for Eviction in Wales...and England
On 13 January the Welsh Senedd Committee on Local Government and Housing published a report on its enquiry into the Private Rented Sector in which it called for tenants to be compensated for eviction....
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/01/2025
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
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David Smith @hmolawyer.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Letting agents will need to deal with new sanctions guidance from May this year www.linkedin.com/pulse/sancti...
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Sanctions and Lettings Agents
Lettings agents (and a fair few estate agents) have long been a little blind to the requirements of money laundering, sanctions, and proceeds of crime legislation. I am frequently told by letting agen...
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Suzanne Smith @suzannesmith.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I’ve finally left X now. A bit behind the curve, I know, but I’m hoping that Bluesky will like the good old days of Twitter when I would learn a lot and not have rubbish on my feed. How’s everyone finding it here?
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David Smith @hmolawyer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I was lucky enough to be invited to speak on a very erudite panel at The Negotiator conference. We all seemed to be of the view that the RRB offers opportunities. For landlords and agents able to adapt and embrace the changes there will remain good opportunities in the PRS.
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RRB is a ‘massive opportunity’ for agents
Panel of some of the property world’s most respected figures says Renters’ Rights Bill should be considered an opportunity not a threat.
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Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The problem as I see it is that the UK's combination of parliamentary sovereignty, no entrenched constitutional rights, and executive dominance where there's a majority makes it v hard to protect minority rights where it's popular to remove them. The ECHR gives at least some protection.
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Justin Bates KC @justinbates.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
New UT decision on the time period for bringing an RRO claim and when the s.72(4) and (5) HA 2004 defences arise. My thanks to @hmolawyer.bsky.social, JMW and the Safer Renting team. Sorry we came 2nd. landschamber.decisions.tribunals.gov.uk/Aspx/view.as...
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The Lands Tribunal
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David Smith @hmolawyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
The Renters' Rights Bill is expected to be published today. MHCLG has a summary up www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Landmark reforms to give greater security for 11 million renters
Section 21 evictions banned to protect renters from key driver of homelessness and empower them to speak up against discriminatory treatment.
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David Smith @hmolawyer.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
The CPR, the procedural rules for civil claims in the couets, are being modified to prokote ADR. What will this mean? www.jmw.co.uk/blog/commerc...
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New Procedural Rules and ADR - JMW Solicitors
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Nearly Legal @nearlylegal.co.uk · 16/08/2024
Interesting to see a council finally actually using management orders to take over unlicensed HMOs. A very under-used power. www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-new...
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Council seizes homes from private landlord
A landlord who persistently failed to license several rented properties has had the homes seized by Merton council in south London, in one of the first actions of its kind in the country.
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David Smith @hmolawyer.bsky.social · 15/08/2024
Another day, another deposit protection case. Some thoughts on deposit protection and a new case which requires deposit information to be sent after deposit receipt and not before www.jmw.co.uk/blog/commerc...
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Another Day, Another Deposit Protection Case
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