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Annual General Meeting 2009 The 2009 ATRO AGM is being held on Thursday 9 July at First Point, Sheffield City Council, Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2SH commencing with lunch at 12 noon. We are pleased that James Stark, Barrister at Garden Court North Chambers will be the guest speaker. Further details will be sent to members shortly. Government response to the Rugg Report On 13 May 2009, the Housing Minister published the Government’s long awaited response to the Rugg review. The document entitled “The private rented sector: professionalism and quality” aims to strengthen consumer protection for tenants living in private rented accommodation. It has been published as a consultation paper and the consultation process runs until 7 August 2009. ATRO will respond to the consultation paper. Please send you views to a Committee member. New -Tenancy Deposit Scheme reported cases A selection of reported Court cases now available - see "Tenancy Deposit Scheme" above Compensation claims See "Prosecution update" for details of two successful compensation/damages claims Rugg report published The long awaited Rugg report has been published. Click here to see the report Prosecution Update details of four recent Protection From Eviction Act prosecutions are now on the new "Prosecutions" page. Details of four recent Protection From Eviction Act prosecutions are now on the new "Prosecutions" page.Law Commission report published The Law Commission published it's latest report, "Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution" on 13 May 2008. This report is the second part of the Commission's series on housing law reform. The proposals on tenure reform were published in "Renting Homes: The Final Report" (May 2006) and the series will be completed with the forthcoming publication of the results of the "Ensuring Responsible Letting project. The latest report can be viewed click here to see report |
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Major Government announcement The Government has announced a review of the Private Rented Sector will take place this year. The review will be lead by The Centre for Housing Policy at The University of York. ATRO will be particpating in the review. |
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