Housing case law - Rightsnet

14 October, 2019

High Court considers whether a local authority had discharged its duties under section 193 of the Housing Act in two separate offers of accommodation

[2019] EWHC 2618 (Admin)

9 October, 2019

High Court decides not to exercise discretion in favour of claimant to grant relief from forfeiture of a lease on an application made outside six month time limit to bring a claim

[2019] EWHC 1396 (Ch)

7 October, 2019

Court of Appeal provides clarification of when new points can be raised on appeal in a case where a defendant was subject to an order for possession made on a summary basis

[2019] EWCA Civ 1337

30 September, 2019

Whether claimant established right to second review of suitability decision requested outside 21 day period referred to in section 202(3) of the Housing Act 1996

[2019] EWCA Civ 1592

16 September, 2019

High Court considers whether magistrates’ court was correct to time barr HMO offences case from being tried

[2019] EWHC 2415 (Admin)

15 August, 2019

High Court considers whether leases granted by freehold building owners to themselves were ‘disposals by way of gifts to a member of the landlord's family’

[2019] EWHC 2203 (Ch)

12 August, 2019

Whether second claim for disrepair under a lease was permitted or was relitigation of the same action so that it was barred by defence of res judicata

[2019] EWHC 1229 (TCC)

2 August, 2019

County Court does not have jurisdiction to determine allegations of discrimination in a statutory appeal brought under section 204 of the Housing Act 1996

[2019] EWCA Civ 1405

30 July, 2019

Where a landlord has failed to comply with the PSED, court should consider whether compliance would have made a difference to the decision to seek possession

[2019] EWCA Civ 1334

24 July, 2019

Claim for possession under section 15A of the Housing Act 1985 will be possible only if proceedings begun less than 12 months after 'relevant date' for purposes of section 15A(b)

[2019] EWCA Civ 1331

23 July, 2019

Court of Session rules that there is a statutory right of review against a decision refusing homelessness assistance on the basis of right to reside

[2019] CSOH 54

10 July, 2019

Landlord ending assured shorthold tenancy in probationary period not obliged by section 21(1B) of Housing Act 1998 to provide six months' notice in addition to two months' notice required by section 21(1)(b)

[2019] EWCA Civ 1174

28 June, 2019

Court of Appeal rules that housing association’s allocation policy prioritising Orthodox Jewish applicants is justified and proportionate in its discrimination

[2019] EWCA Civ 1099

17 June, 2019

High Court rules that reasoning for zero points for health and disrepair under allocation scheme is justified for disabled claimant in leaking home

[2019] EWHC 1489 (Admin)

12 June, 2019

Council wrong to make finding of intentional homelessness where applicant failed to make up shortfall in rent from subsistence level benefits

Samuels (Appellant) v Birmingham City Council (Respondent): [2019] UKSC 28

23 May, 2019

Factors to take into account when applying the Public Sector Equality Duty in possession cases

[2019] EWHC 1263 (QB)

23 May, 2019

High Court upholds council's decision to exclude applicant from housing register because they had high value assets

[2019] EWHC 1154 (Admin)

24 April, 2019

Humber Landlords Association v Hull City Council

[2019] EWHC 332 (Admin)

18 April, 2019

Ward & Ors, R (on the application of) v The London Borough of Hillingdon & Ors

[2019] EWCA Civ 692