All courses are tailor-made to suit your specific needs, and can cover any of the topics outlined on this page. Please contact us for more details.

Key areas covered:
 Anti-social Behaviour
 Insolvency
 Housing Management
 ‘DIY’ Skills
 Disrepair
 Enforcement
 Housing Law and the Human Rights Act 1998
 The Housing Act 2004
 The Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005
 Witness Management
 The Day in Court
 Governance
 The Future

Call Michael Owen on 01202 315005 or e-mail contact@duttongregory.co.uk with ‘RSL training’ in the subject line.

Anti-social Behaviour
Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
Possession
Demotion
ASBO
ASBI
Alternatives to court action
Multi-agency approach
Latest law and practice
Mental health/incapacity issues
Advocacy

Insolvency
Voluntary Agreements
Administration
Bankruptcy
Effect on tenancy/previous court orders

Housing Management
Legal remedies
Types of tenancy/licence
Notices (preparation and service)
Trespassers/squatters/travellers
Postponed Orders/tolerated trespass
Abandonment
Surrender
Abandoned vehicles
Relationship breakdown and effect on tenancies
Succession
Unfair contract terms
Unlawful eviction

‘DIY’ Skills
Rent arrears
Injunctions

Disrepair
Pre-action protocol
Defending claims

Enforcement
Warrants
Charging Orders
Attachment of earnings

Housing Law and the Human Rights Act 1998

The Housing Act 2004

The Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005

Witness Management
Working with witnesses
Statement taking and drafting
Memory retrieval techniques
Protection for witnesses
Data Protection
Surveillance

The Day in Court
Preparation for court
Presentation of case in court
Common mistakes
Giving evidence

Governance
Compliance and auditing
Procedure review
Policy review
Housing Corporation guidance
Supporting people

The Future
Law Commission proposals
Rent arrears protocol
Respect Agenda