Landlords for private and social housing might want to ensure their properties are fit for purpose and in a good state of repair before a new Act comes into force on 20 March 2019. The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 will give tenants new rights, including the ability to sue landlords who fail to adequately maintain their properties Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 13/08/2019
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 06/08/2019
The Glastonbury music festival is on the horizon, but the mountain of plastic waste generated at the last event, staged in 2017, will not be making a return and new risks could emerge within the plastics void. The festival has just announced a total ban on single-use water bottles, to try to avoid any negativity relating to plastic, particularly as Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 31/07/2019
The hospitality sector’s hoteliers and restaurant owners are under new pressure and are being urged need to review their employment practices, records and attitudes towards staff, both to assist recruitment and because of a ruling at a recent tribunal. Recruitment has become a huge struggle in the over-stretched industry and many of the European workers who had held jobs in Read More…
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 23/07/2019
Time to Take Note of Vegans’ Legal Rights
Categories: General
A Manchester-based vegan restaurant gave away 100 free breakfasts on March 4, as it demonstrated the appeal of a plant-based diet to a wider audience, but there are many other restaurants which have not yet embraced veganism or understood vegans’ rights in law. There has been a 360% increase in veganism over the past 10 years in Britain, which has Read More…