Rent arrears management practices in the housing association sector
Rent arrears management practices in the housing association sector
Rent arrears management practices in the housing association sector
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Topic guide: lawyer/advice agency <strong>in</strong>terviews<br />
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1. What is your role and how long have you had that role?<br />
2. Which court or courts do you usually attend on behalf of clients <strong>in</strong><br />
relation to possession proceed<strong>in</strong>gs?<br />
3. At what stage do you usually receive <strong>in</strong>structions from clients concern<strong>in</strong>g<br />
rent possession proceed<strong>in</strong>gs taken by hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>association</strong>?<br />
4. In your experience, what impact do you th<strong>in</strong>k that <strong>the</strong> pre-action protocol<br />
has had on RSL practice <strong>in</strong> relation to possessions?<br />
Prompt: more contact; early <strong>in</strong>tervention; provision of support (eg money<br />
advice, assistance with hous<strong>in</strong>g benefit); Children Act/community care<br />
assessments; withdraw<strong>in</strong>g proceed<strong>in</strong>gs; DSS deductions .<br />
5. At those courts that you usually attend, how would you characterise <strong>the</strong><br />
approach of <strong>the</strong> DJs? Has this changed at all <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> past three years (ie<br />
as a response to <strong>the</strong> PAP)? If so, how and why?<br />
6. Over <strong>the</strong> past few years, have any o<strong>the</strong>r factors <strong>in</strong> your view altered<br />
<strong>the</strong> approach of RSLs ei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>dividually or as a <strong>sector</strong> to possession<br />
proceed<strong>in</strong>gs?<br />
Prompt: HRA; change <strong>in</strong> DJ approach .<br />
7. Roughly, <strong>in</strong> what proportion of rent possession cases <strong>in</strong> which you act<br />
do RSLs rely on Ground 8 as opposed to Grounds 10 or 11? Has this<br />
changed at all <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> past three years? If so, how and why?<br />
8. If RSLs rely on Ground 8, is your perception that this is be<strong>in</strong>g used as a<br />
last resort after contact with <strong>the</strong> tenant?