Tag Archive for 'allocation policy'

New Local Authority Allocation Guidance

By NL on 05/12/2009. 2 Comments

DCLG has released the new Code of Guidance for Local Authority allocation of housing. There is a slightly unfinished page about it here and a press release here. The Code of Guidance itself is here [link to pdf].

We will come back to the Guidance in a proper post soon, but the stated principle is:

The guidance makes clear that first priority for housing must be given to those in greatest housing need. But it also encourages local authorities to make greater use of the existing freedoms and flexibilities to prioritise needs specific to their local area. It also encourages them to do more to involve and inform their

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Posted in Allocation, Housing law - All, Introductory and Demoted tenancies and secure-tenancy. Tags: , .

Without exception

By J on 15/09/2009. 0 Comments

R (Joseph) v LB Newham [2008] EWHC 1637 (Admin)

Blanket policies are unlawful. A first year law undergraduate could tell you that. Any lawyer or public body which didn’t know that would deserve public humilliation, probably involving being slapped across the face with a fish. Even a cursory flick through a public law text book would give you ample support for this elementary proposition of public law.

It is, therefore, something of a surprise to see Stadlen J dealing with… a blanket policy.

Mr and Mrs Joseph are secure tenants of the London Borough of Newham. At some time in the distant past, he was overpaid certain monies (probably … Read the full post

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Allocations policies: Publication

By Dave on 04/08/2009. 3 Comments

In R (Boolen) v Barking and Dagenham LBC reported on Lawtel, the Claimant applied for judicial review of the the council’s allocation scheme on the basis that

(1) the council had implemented a “local connection” criterion into its prioritisation decisions after bidding had ended, but that local connection criterion was not set out in the policy though “it was averred to”.  It was argued that the lack of publicity given to that criterion and its consequential unavailability to the public meant that the policy was unlawful.  Indeed, on the facts, it appears that the Claimant only found out about the criterion after she had been top bidder for properties and … Read the full post

Posted in Allocation, FLW case note, Housing law - All and secure-tenancy. Tags: , , .
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