02 July 2024
Alan Langleben Blog Competition 2024 - winner announced!
PLA members and trainees, apprentices and paralegals were invited to contribute to this year's Alan Langleben Memorial Competition and prepare a blog (not exceeding 500 words) which answered the following question:
“Everyone has a right to a decent home” (Michael Gove, White Paper “A fairer private rented sector”).
The Government has proposed a raft of reforms to residential property legislation, designed to overhaul the rights of both short and long term leaseholders. But could such reform give rise to unintended consequences that destabilise these sectors and squeeze the supply of affordable housing stock? Discuss. (500 word limit).
Winner:
Connor Rutherford, Trainee Solicitor at Forsters
Runners up:
Jack Crown, Associate at Russell-Cooke
Rooshan Saeed, Senior Paralegal at Anthony Gold Solicitor
Connor received his trophy and £2,000 cash prize from PLA President, Lizzie Cooke, at the joint PLA & PBA Summer Party at Madison, St Paul's, on 2 July.
All three entries have been published in the Estates Gazette.
You can also read the entries below: