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035			_a(Sirsi) u128826
100			_aMurdoch, S.
245			_aDown to the ground
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0504) 29 January 2005, 165(1)
520			_aConsiders the importance of the grounds of possession, especially those relating to non-payment of rent by tenants who benefit from assured tenancies, in the light of the recent case "North British Housing Association Ltd v Matthews" ([2004] EWCA Civ 1736, Abs68751). This raised the issue as to whether a CC has the jurisdiction to adjourn a hearing of possession proceedings for non-payment of rent due to an authority's failure to pay housing benefit in time. Possession was sought on the basis that the circumstances fulfilled the mandatory ground for possession in the Housing Act 1988 Sched 2 Part I ground 8. Concludes that even in ground 8 proceedings the CC retains a general jurisdiction to adjourn a hearing prior to being satisfied that the landlord has made out the case for possession but such adjournments should only be made in exceptional circumstances.
590			_aABS
650			_aPOSSESSION PROCEEDINGS
650			_aHOUSING ACT 1988 S2 (1)(8)
650			_aRENT ARREARS
650			_aLOCAL AUTHORITIES
650			_aNORTH BRITISH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD V MATTHEWS
690			_aLANDLORD AND TENANT-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES-CASE LAW
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999			_c74809 _d74809