White Collar Legal

02/09/2026

I saw this on Article on Civil Litigation Brief

https://www.civillitigationbrief.com/2026/08/27/all-documents-had-at-least-two-numbers-and-technically-3-in-some-cases-a-small-point-about-bundles-and-numbering/

I honestly cannot believe this is still happening in 2026.

The Respondent in these proceedings were represented by a huge firm of solicitors, Capsticks LLP. I would expect them to have the resources to create proper bundles.

When COVID came along, we were forced to use electronic bundles. I ran courses on how to create them. Occasionally , I am now instructed by solicitors to create them.

If anyone at Capsticks, or anyone else for that matter needs help with the creation of electronic bundles, do get in touch.

Thank you Gordon Exall for giving permission to use this image.

28/08/2026

⚠️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠

I recently represented a landlord at a possession hearing involving rent arrears.

The property had been purchased with a tenant already in occupation. The new landlord was a limited company and, following the purchase, Section 3 and Section 48 notices were served on the tenant.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

❌ The company named as landlord on both notices was 𝗡𝗢𝗧 the company that had actually purchased the property.

It was a different company within the same corporate group.

When possession proceedings were subsequently issued by the correct landlord, the tenant’s solicitor raised the discrepancy at the hearing.

⚖️ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗞 𝗢𝗨𝗧.

This case is an important reminder that companies within the same group are still separate legal entities.

When a property changes hands, it is vitally important to check:

✔️ The exact legal identity of the new landlord
✔️ The Section 3 notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
✔️ The Section 48 notice under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
✔️ The identity of the landlord bringing any subsequent possession claim

A seemingly simple company-name error can have very serious consequences.

𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 explaining what happened and the lessons for landlords and agents.

🔗 Full article: https://whitecollarlegalandadmin.com/the-wrong-landlord-on-the-notice-how-a-simple-company-name-error-can-derail-a-possession-claim/

26/08/2026

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽?

Not necessarily.

I’ve worked in the legal profession since 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟰, primarily as a paralegal, handling civil cases worth up to £𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Since 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱, I’ve also attended court as an advocate, representing both claimants and defendants.

𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟴𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.

I’m not a solicitor or barrister, and I’m not authorised to undertake reserved legal activities. But where I can assist, my fees can be significantly lower than traditional solicitor fees.

And if your matter does require a solicitor, I can also help through my consultancy work with solicitor firms.

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳:

“𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?”

📱 Watch the video and find out more.

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24/08/2026

⚖️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬: £𝟭𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦, 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 & 𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥

A recent hearing at Nottingham County Court provided an interesting example of why a tenant raising allegations of disrepair does not necessarily mean that a rent arrears possession hearing has to be adjourned.

At the date of the hearing, the rent arrears were approximately £12,000 — around 14 months' rent.

The arrears were already around nine months when the possession notice was served.

The tenants attended court and raised a substantial list of alleged disrepair issues.

However, their oral submissions were that, at their highest, they had suffered around four months of inconvenience.

The important submission was that even if the tenants' potential claim was assessed extremely generously — including compensation equivalent to 100% of the rent for those four months — the arrears would still remain comfortably above the relevant threshold.

The judge therefore did not adjourn the hearing and instead made a possession order on the basis of rent arrears.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻?

A tenant raising disrepair does not automatically mean that possession proceedings must stop.

The important question can be:

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲?

We explain the case, the figures and the submissions in our latest blog:

Read the full case study: https://whitecollarlegalandadmin.com/12000-in-rent-arrears-disrepair-allegations-and-a-possession-order-a-nottingham-county-court-case-study/

19/08/2026

We have no words for this review which has come out of the blue.

Thank you Dhanji.

18/08/2026

Affordable and Accessible Legal Services

16/08/2026

Unprotected Tenancy Deposit Guidance

15/08/2026

💷 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟴 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁?

Here’s a real example from our work.

A good letting agent provided their landlord client’s information and documentation to us. Everything we needed was there, meaning no unnecessary chasing or enquiries were required.

We reviewed the documents, prepared the new 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝟯𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟴 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 under 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝗔, and served the notice on the tenant.

💷 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱: £𝟭𝟲𝟯.𝟴𝟴

That figure included VAT, postage and associated costs.

Our hourly rate for this work was £𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗔𝗧.

So what did the client receive?

✔️ Review of the relevant documents
✔️ Identification of the appropriate possession ground
✔️ Preparation of the new Form 3A notice
✔️ Review of the legal requirements
✔️ Service of the notice on the tenant

And importantly, 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

We are 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 and can assist landlords and letting agents with possession matters 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 where necessary (via our litigation CIC).

The new Renters’ Rights Act regime has changed the possession process. Getting the notice right at the beginning is important.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

📅 Book an appointment with Philip: Search "LawTap – Philip Nam" or visit https://lawtap.com/uk/lawyer/philip-nam.html)

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12/08/2026

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟱-𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We were delighted to receive this unprompted review from Kerry:

“Very quick response and very helpful and understanding.”

That’s exactly the kind of service we aim to provide.

Legal and administrative issues can be stressful enough without having to wait days for a response or explain the same situation repeatedly.

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽. 𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.

Thank you, Kerry, for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. 🙏

05/08/2026

Have you ever wondered...

Is an envelope actually a bag? 🤔

It all started with a bundle of court documents in our office.

A simple conversation led me down a legal rabbit hole, searching through 46 pages of UK legislation looking for a definition of the word "bag."

The oldest reference I found dates back to 1640... and the first "bag" I discovered wasn't actually a bag at all!

The result was one of the most enjoyable legal blogs I've written.

So before you click the link...

What's your answer?

📩 Is an envelope a bag?

Read the full story here:
https://whitecollarlegalandadmin.com/is-an-envelope-a-bag-46-pages-of-legislation-later/

It all started with a bundle of court documents.