Housing case law - Rightsnet

30 March, 2020

High Court considers prospects of success for a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal brought one day outside 21-day time limit

Gil v London Borough of Camden [2020] EWHC 735 (QB)

27 March, 2020

Court of Appeal rules that judge misdirected herself by dismissing possession claim on basis that it was not inevitable that a lawful PSED assessment would reach the same decision to proceed as an inital unlawful assessment

Luton Community Housing Ltd v Durdana [2020] EWCA Civ 445

25 March, 2020

Court of Appeal considers question of the date at which probability of domestic violence should be assessed by a local authority when determining intentional homelessness

LB v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2020] EWCA Civ 439

18 March, 2020

Court of Appeal holds that local authority was entitled to possession of property due to false statements from tenant about residence in UK

Oshin v The Royal Borough of Greenwich [2020] EWCA Civ 388

24 February, 2020

High Court considers at what point the housing duty under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 takes effect

M, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Newham [2020] EWHC 327 (Admin)

17 February, 2020

Court of Appeal rules that the ‘reasonable recipient’ test applies to notices served under section 8 of the Housing Act 1988

Pease v Carter & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 175

30 January, 2020

Court of Appeal provides guidance on ‘good reason’ for late homelessness appeals where delay is due to time taken by unrepresented applicant to obtain legal aid

Al Ahmed v London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2020] EWCA Civ 51

22 January, 2020

Court of Appeal considers whether an application for a borough-wide injunction to prohibit Gypsy and Traveller encampments was proportionate

The London Borough of Bromley v Persons Unknown (Rev 3) [2020] EWCA Civ 12

19 December, 2019

Court of Appeal considers whether county court has jurisdiction to determine issues relating to the amount of council tax payable by a claimant

[2019] EWCA Civ 2206

16 December, 2019

High Court considers whether local authority complied with relevant legal principles in considering second homelessness application

[2019] EWHC 3480 (Admin)

2 December, 2019

High Court rules that Kingston Council unlawfully overcharged tenants for water by not passing on discounts agreed with water company

[2019] EWHC 3261 (Ch)

20 November, 2019

Court of Appeal considers whether a review of a homelessness decision is limited to reconsideration of facts as they stood at date of original decision

[2019] EWCA Civ 1944

18 November, 2019

High Court considers a challenge to a section 21 notice on the grounds of estoppel by acquiescence, and also a counterclaim for disrepair

[2019] EWHC 95 (Ch)

13 November, 2019

Court of Session rules that Serco’s eviction of failed asylum seekers from accommodation without first obtaining a court order is lawful

[2019] CSIH 54

4 November, 2019

Court of Appeal rules that ‘one succession’ rule for secure tenancies is not discriminatory

[2019] EWCA Civ 1770

4 November, 2019

Court of Appeal rules that leaseholders of partially constructed flats in residential block were excluded from calculation of how many qualifying tenants were required to give valid notice to acquire freehold

[2019] EWCA Civ 1848

28 October, 2019

High Court considers whether county court correctly assessed time limit to bring appeal and good reason for late appeal, pursuant to section 204 of the Housing Act 1996

[2019] EWHC 2835 (QB)

23 October, 2019

Court of Appeal considers whether a person at risk of self-harming and suicide has priority need for homelessness accommodation on basis that they are vulnerable

[2019] EWCA Civ 1758

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)