Beach v South Hams District Council (2025) EWCA Civ 609 A second appeal from a section 204 appeal of South Hams' review decision that Mr Beach was intentionally homeless by not occupying (or not continuing to occupy) a hotel room in Paignton that...
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Job ad – Southwark
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The cases that weren’t.
This is a cautionary tale, somewhat along the lines of Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children. Consider this the "George: Who played with a Dangerous Toy, and suffered a Catastrophe of considerable Dimensions." of homelessness judicial...
Quashing or varying a review decision – Unsuitable accommodation
Mohamed v LB Hounslow. Central London County Court. 28 April 2025 (Unreported. A copy of the judgment is here.) Our thanks to Will Ford of Osbornes Law and counsel Daniel Clarke for letting us know about this section 204 appeal of a review of...
Job ads – Wales, Leeds
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What else to do? Disability discrimination and justification
Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership (2025) EWHC 933 (KB) This was an appeal of a possession order made by HHJ Luba KC. Ms Thiam was the assured tenant of Richmond Housing. A possession order had been sought on grounds 8 (rent arrears), ground 14...
Job ad – London and somewhere else
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Refusal of offers and the end of homeless duties
Socrattes Ofori-Addo v London Borough of Haringey (2025) EWCA Civ 277 A second appeal from a section 204 appeal. Ms O-A had applied to Haringey as homeless and was in temporary accommodation under the section 189B Housing Act 1996 relief duty. An...
Equality Act assessors and disclosure of advice
Laidley v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd (2025) EWCA Civ 448 This is a second appeal from the High Court's appeal judgment that we noted here. The issue was the use of and non-disclosure to the parties of an Equality Act assessor's advice to the...
Job ad – Camden
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The Yeovil Imbroglio
Cawley & Cawley v Abdri Group Limited. Yeovil County Court. 5 February 2025. (Copy of Judgment) This is something of a companion piece to the two judgments in Bristol we noted here, being also a judgment on an interim application in a housing...
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