Eviction notice served

mumoftwins

Could someone point me in the right direction of the Saunders v Hammersmith and Fulham LBC 1999 case law please? Can't find it!

AND I've remebered what I wanted to say - the Medical Report from the Council was assessed by none other than NOW MEDICAL!! The Dr there asked for it to be looked at by a psychiatrist who said there was no case to answer:eek: There was a previous post about NowMedical (which I can't find ) but it was a warning that this firm are very harsh with their assessments.

ampersand

mot, this is the bit from teeni's post that will give the ref. for solicitor to trace:
Relevant case law

saunders v hammersmith and fulham lbc 1999 6 cld 347 west london county court.

Local authority found applicant intentionally homeless for rent arrears claimant presented list of expenditure and stated she could not afford the necessities of life and pay the rent appeal was successful as court found decision to be irrational.
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Hope this catches you before you catch the train.
Power hugs all the way with you and IT.
Realise you have this, but it's all the solicitor will need to trace precedent.
Checking on NOW MEDICAL too - but, once again, they will know all about them.
So, don't worry too much about doing their job for them. You and IT have been battling alone in this for so long, you will perhaps not realise until - I pray - this firm takes some weight from you. You won't believe the difference this will make, although it sounds obvious. Suddenly, you will be contributing in a team, rather than going up the glass mountain under a cosh, which is how I felt.
Bonne chance, all the way:D

italian-tony

I picked this up ampersand, thanks. Update you later. I-T

floss2

Now Medical:

We provide medical advice on intentionality, suitability and Section 202 review cases
Independent, objective and professional medical advice to enable you to reach the right decision We advise on refusal of offers: telephone advice is available when immediate decisions are needed We assess the declarations and medical reports you have received Full written advice provided with reasons With reference to relevant legislation & caselaw: eg. Pereira, Osmani, Crossley by fax, email or post
Cost: £30 plus VAT for general cases
£50 plus VAT for complex cases or if assessed by our psychiatrists
Guaranteed response within 5 working days

Interesting to see a value on a medical opinion!

Didn't HLO say her delayed decision was due to their medical reports not being received?

Floss xx

ampersand

Absolutely floss, - sorry thought I'd already posted the link:
http://www.nowmedical.co.uk/
I love their offered 'service' of telephoning reports and in one day! They obviously don't need to meet the people much of the time.
LA's are invited to simply fax cases to them for this.
Now, now floss, for shame - there is a cheaper £10 service available in some categories for 'responsible' LA's.
The three cases they puff - Pereira, Crossley, Osmani, pale against those unwon and offer little parallel with mot's situ. Pereira is at least good for showing how another LA, South Norfolk, more transparently runs its Appeals process.
There's another point I'm checking - but let's hope it's academic by the time mot and IT return and that we amateurs/former's can bow to contemporary professionals.
I wonder if Dacorum gave NOW MEDICAL £1450 for this:

Medical Advice for Housing Services Since 1995
.Medical aspects of housing
1-day in-depth tailored training courses for housing officers and managers
We visit your offices to provide staff training
Full day courses on the medical and social welfare aspects of housing
A choice of two courses aimed at Housing/Homeless services or Housing Associations
Topics covered include:
A framework for the medical assessment of housing applications
Medical priority in allocations and transfer cases, and suitability of housing
Assessing medical vulnerability for priority need 20 common medical problems in a housing context: - including depression, mental illness, personality disorders and self-harm - asthma, HIV, autism & ADHD, heart disease, epilepsy
Social welfare and paramedical issues: - drug abuse, alcoholism, effects of noise & harassment
Relevant legislation: statutes & codes of guidance, case law
Further medical enquiries: creating enquiry letters to send to GPs and hospitals
Use of stairs & lifts / heating / extra rooms for carers / refusal of offers
4 thorny case studies to analyse and assess on the day
The best sources of medical information
Cost: £1450 per day plus VAT
Up to 20 persons
Includes extensive documentation and materials
We bring our own projection and presentation
Copyright © 2007 NowMedical. Design: Givvons Creative
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Thorny case study, anyone?
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Exciting moment, just fixed, I think,
ENTIRELY THANKS TO GEORGEUK!
See post 1241.

poorbabe

Morning

I'm one of those with nothing useful to add except to send massive South London hugs to MOT, I-T and the twins and the 'backup team' doing the research etc :T :T :T :T .

:grouphug:

teeni

mumoftwins wrote: »

Could someone point me in the right direction of the Saunders v Hammersmith and Fulham LBC 1999 case law please? Can't find it!

AND I've remebered what I wanted to say - the Medical Report from the Council was assessed by none other than NOW MEDICAL!! The Dr there asked for it to be looked at by a psychiatrist who said there was no case to answer:eek: There was a previous post about NowMedical (which I can't find ) but it was a warning that this firm are very harsh with their assessments.

A recent case in the courts stated that the local authority could not rely upon an opinion from a now medical doctor if it differs from applicants own doctors, UNLESS the doctor from now medical had given the client an examination.

Saunders v Hammersmith and fulham lbc 1999 west london county court.

Mrs saunders was evicted for rent arrears when she applied as homelss she was founf intentionally homeless. Mrs saunders has 2 teenage children and received the then family credit. she presented a list of her espenditure and said she was unable to afford the necessities of life on review the council suggested economies and confirmed the earlier decision.

Mrs Saunders Appealed to couty court successfully The court decided the decision was irrational even with the suggested economies she wold be unable to pay her rent also the authority dis not follow the procedures set out in homeless regulations because the officer who made the original decision participated in the review along with a more senior officer.

This case is very similar to mots and I beleive relevant .. I would include thsi in the review process forthem to consider.

teeni

mumoftwins

Hi all,

We're back!!

First of all the C,S and F appt for 4pm was re-arranged by THEM again to Monday at 4pm here at the flat:rolleyes: .

I-T and I got to sols at 11am and didn't come out until 1.30pm! Saw P who is a caseworker (v.good, v keen) for the first hour or so then her BIG boss came in and looked over my case. He said that a Section 202 case is hard to fight, but he wants as MUCH detail as possible about the case and my health. We have to go back on Monday as we ran out of time before twins came out of school.

Big Boss also said that they will deal with the case for eviction here on 17th Dec as a seperate matter as the dates for leaving are not reasonable.

Will post some more later as and when I remember it or maybe I-T will

Love you all :A

teeni

brilliant news There is no way even if the decision goes against you that the local authority can get away with giving you reasonable time to find alternative accomodation.

You seem to have found a good solicitor I am so pleased for you.

Teeni

ampersand

ampersand wrote: »

Oh, how pleased I am - so, so, so VERY pleased, for ALL of you, mot, DD, DS, IT.
This is all I have prayed for and you will be transformed by it, too.
202 toughie notwithstanding - we all knew it anyway - you have a Champion and Champion Boss Person batting for you now(and aiding DS in his new pos. as Manager of England.)
We do not minimise what lies ahead, but this really is wonderful news.
:j :T :j:T :j :T :j:T :j :T :j :T :j :T :j :T
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-and may I add that the little chap/s/esses above represents a major techie achievement for nerdmoi. I'm useless.
mot - can you not send twins to school on Monday with note, REGRETTING, but firmly, that this new time is not possible[you do not need to say why - 'unfortunate diary clash' or similar is sufficient]
You do not need to feel under pressure or feel your concerns divided during this important appointment.
Just one big hit per day from now on - and the twins will know that maman's Big Thing was this wretched school meeting on the day.