In 1989, the private sector housing market was altered by the introduction of the Assured Shorthold Tenancy (“the AST”). Since 1997, the AST has been the default agreement between residential landlords and tenants.   The significance of an AST is that it can be terminated by a landlord without any

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has just released its annual strategic report, highlighting the main concerns people have about how companies collect and store their personal information. The Trust and Confidence report found that the perceived importance of data protection has increased on previous years, with significantly higher numbers of