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035			_a(Sirsi) u110749
100			_aBlackhurst, R.
245			_aDisrepair or disarray
260			_c2001
490			_aHousing Today _v(219) 1 February 2001, 18-19(2)
520			_aDiscusses the draft housing disrepair protocol, which seeks to ensure a swift and appropriate resolution to repair disputes. Under the protocol tenants will be required to provide full details of any claim in an early notification letter (ENL) followed by a letter of claim (LOC), where repairs are needed urgently or full details are not available, or by a letter of claim alone. Landlords will then be required to respond to the ENL or LOC within 21 days and supply all the documents relevant to the claim. This, it is claimed, will place a heavy burden on landlords and, unless attitudes change, will lead to an increase in the costs of disrepair actions. The draft protocol is available on the Law Society website at http://www.lawsociety.co.uk. The consultation period closes 9 March 2001.
590			_aABS
650			_aCOSTS
650			_aDilapidations _96235
650			_aDISREPAIR
650			_aHOUSING DISPUTES
650			_aHOUSING DISREPAIR PROTOCOL
650			_aPRE-ACTION PROTOCOLS
690			_aDilapidations _96235
942			_n0
999			_c66012 _d66012