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Conference January 30 2012

30/01/2012

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The reality of it all.

Lee Fearon - 27/01/2012

Jualanne/Nick This can't be true. Suely he'll be entitled to more than £26,000 pa, a rented mans ...

Rent Liabiity

chris harvey - 27/01/2012

I think the RSL want her out and don't want to charge "rent" in case it prejudices any eviction proc ...

Caselaw re LA error O/P

chris harvey - 27/01/2012

I presume you are thinking about cases where a reasonable admin delay was ruled not to be an officia ...

Size restrictions to council/RSL's

nickkeogh - 27/01/2012

According to Jack Straw today though Peter they have pretty much run out of work to do in the Common ...

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21/01/2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16656818&nbs
p;"Peers will debate the planned £26,00...

HB restrictions will "break up family"

14/01/2012

 Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes
has warned that the Government's plans to cap ...

Government defeated on three motions; Welfare Reform Bill

13/01/2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16523649&nbs
p;The Government has been defeated in the House of...

Debt Relief Orders and the younger generation

29/12/2011

More people aged between 25 and 34 - the so-called
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