Experience

Kent Union

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student adviser

  • Mar 2008 - Present

  Immigration - advising international students on UK visa requirements and assisting with visa applications for Tier 4, Tier 4 (DES) and applications for student dependants. Delivering workshops and document checking sessions for students. Delivering training sessions for colleagues to update them on changes to the Immigration rules. Student Finance- providing information and assisting students with applications for additional funding based on compelling personal reasons, estrangement or independence from parents. Advising on additional sources of funding including the Access to learning Fund. Offering budgeting advice to students in financial difficulty. Housing - including advice on tenancy agreements, tenancy rights and responsibilities and disputes between co-tenants. Disrepair issues, including referrals to Local Authority Private Sector Housing departments for enforcement action. Tenancy deposit claims for the return of deposits and for damages in cases where the landlord has failed to protect the deposit. Tenants rights under the Protection from Eviction Act. Right to Rent checks. Supporting students with academic problems including advising on University regulations, applying for concessions, Academic Appeals etc. Attending at academic disciplinary hearings. Advocating for students with University departments in relation to non-academic discipline issues, accommodation problems, support to study hearings and complaints Show less



Mowll and Mowll

• Dover

• Partner

  • Jan 1997 - Oct 2006

  Civil litigation general practice including: Personal Injury Consumer Debt recovery Landlord and Tenant disputes Employment issues including representation at the Employment tribunal Some family work to include divorce and ancillary relief proceedings Deputy Coroner Civil litigation general practice including: Personal Injury Consumer Debt recovery Landlord and Tenant disputes Employment issues including representation at the Employment tribunal Some family work to include divorce and ancillary relief proceedings Deputy Coroner



Mowll and Mowll

• Dover

• Solicitor

  • Aug 1989 - Jan 1994

  General litigation including Personal Injury, Employment, Debt, Housing and Family law General litigation including Personal Injury, Employment, Debt, Housing and Family law



Mowll & Mowll

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Articled Clerk

  • Aug 1987 - Aug 1989

  Articled clerk Articled clerk