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Alexander Bastin

Gatehouse Chambers
A property specialist (including L & T aspects of housing) with great experience across most areas of property-related law. Appears in the High Court, the County Court and the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). Has experience of both sides of the legal profession having once been an employed barrister at Mayer Brown where he specialised principally in commercial property litigation.

Practice Areas

Panels

  • Contributing Author
  • Q&A Panel

Qualified Year

  • 2005

Membership

  • Property Bar Association

Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons)
  • BA (Hons)

Education

  • Bar Vocational Course - Inns of Court School of Law
  • LLB (Hons) City University
  • BA (Hons) Reading University
  • Eton College

1 Contributions by Alexander Bastin

Local authority housing disrepair in England: claims, protocols, ADR/Ombudsman, expert evidence, LTA 1985 fitness, Awaab’s Law timescales, access/decant duties, limitation and damages
PRACTICE NOTES
Local authority housing disrepair in England: claims, protocols, ADR/Ombudsman, expert evidence, LTA 1985 fitness, Awaab’s Law timescales, access/decant duties, limitation and damages
This Practice Note outlines the practical issues that local authority landlords should consider when confronted with a housing disrepair claim in England. It explains the foundation for a repair claim and the practical steps to take when managing a claim, including whether the matter could be addressed through alternative dispute resolution outside the court process. It also covers the Awaab’s Law regime implied term and the new statutory time frames for local authority landlords to investigate and remedy specified emergency and HHRS hazards. The basis for a disrepair claim It is essential to understand the grounds on which a claim can be brought, together with some basic procedural points. Disrepair claims arise principally under contract and statute, and the basis of each is summarised below. Where there is a tenancy agreement, the claim will typically be for breach of contract. A copy of the tenancy agreement should be obtained to check the landlord’s express repairing duties. There are also standard implied terms developed by the courts that: where a landlord undertakes repairs, they must be performed with reasonable skill and care and using appropriate materials a landlord must not derogate
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