Iyekekpolor Ugiagbe is a dream appellant – or, rather, an appellant whose homelessness story is a dream for a neo-liberal Court of Appeal who allowed her appeal against Southwark’s finding that she was intentionally homeless (Ugiagbe v Southwark LBC, [2009] EWCA Civ 31).
Ms Ugiagbe and her two small children rented privately. Her landlord sought to terminate the tenancy. She went to the Peckham one stop shop where she was advised to go to the Southwark HPU. She was also told that they would provide temporary accommodation for her but that she should arrange for her belongings to be stored with friends. “She said she was shocked and … Read the full post
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