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Council secures £34k order against tenant who had sub-let property since 2010
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Council secures anti-harassment injunction in High Court against landlord who waged “deliberately offensive” campaign against councillors, lawyers and other officers
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Council secures injunction to ban proposed “tent city” homeless encampment
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Council secures interim injunction in bid to keep affordable homes subject to section 106 agreement
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Council secures interim injunction stopping hotel from being used to house asylum seekers
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Council secures landmark rent repayment order
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Council secures partial closure orders covering three high-rise blocks
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Council secures permission for appeal over secure flexible tenancies and possession during fixed term
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Council secures possession in case concerning effect of time spent in residential care by person with no mental capacity and whether it should deprive family member of right to succeed
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Council secures possession order evicting environmental protesters at development site
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Council secures reinstatement of part of penalty for failure to licence HMO
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Council secures six-figure fine for landlords who failed to comply with improvement notices
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Council seeks solicitors to advise on use of ‘Bare Trust’ for land pooling on 2,400-home scheme
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Council self-refers to housing regulator after problems uncovered with rent-setting policies and health and safety data
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Council sends national developer pre-action letter over alleged breaches of s106 agreement for large scheme
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Council serves notice on polluting landfill site because Environment Agency “simply haven’t achieved enough” to tackle harmful gas
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Council settles challenge over placing of women fleeing domestic abuse in accommodation shared with men
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Council submits £130m claims in High Court bid to recover costs under housing estate maintenance PFI
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