More results...
Readers of my previous notes of the "consultation" exercises undertaken by the coalition government will readily appreciate that I am not the best person to write about a further symbolic consultation, being lead by DCLG, on what it terms "burdens" (indeed,...
Hemans & Anor v Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council (2011) CA Civ Div 2 March 2011 [Lawtel note of extempore judgment. Not on Bailii yet] This was an appeal by Windsor of the first appeal of a Housing Act 1996 s.202 review decision that it...
Forgive the slight delay, but DCLG published their summary of responses to their Consultation on Local Decisions: A Fairer Future for Social Housing (which we discussed here) on 28 Feb. The outcome of the consultation appears to be, um, full steam ahead on...
Westminster Council have long had a problem with homelessness. I'm sure you will recall the Westminster Council's housing leader's letters to Grant Shapps of last year, imploring him to let them discharge duty by offering an out of borough private tenancy....
The judgment in London Borough of Hounslow v Powell [2011] UKSC 8 (Aka, Powell, Hall and Frisby) is out. We have a detailed post coming shortly on this significant judgment on proportionality defences after Pinnock, but for now, the headlines are:...
...but what you do at the end of it that counts* FMB (EEA reg 6(2)(a) – ‘temporarily unable to work’) Uganda [2010] UKUT 447 (IAC) The Immigration and Asylum Tribunal (Upper Chamber) is not our usual stamping ground, but this is a decision which has...
Anya Thompson v Mendip District Council, Taunton County Court 3 December 2010 [Unreported elsewhere]. This was the s.204 Housing Act 1996 appeal of a decision by Mendip DC that its offer of a two bedroom bungalow was an offer of suitable accommodation under...
The UKSC judgment in Birmingham CC v Frisby, Leeds CC v Hall, Hounslow LBC v Powell is due on Wednesday 23 February (court Room 1 at 9.45). The background in the CA and the foreground (Pinnock) have been discussed in previous posts (here and here) to whet...
Two cases on a similar issue to report, one in the High Court and one in the Court of Appeal. Both concerned Section 202 Housing Act 1996 reviews and both dealt with issues of the notification of the review decision. The cases are not available on bailii...
Nzamy v Brent London Borough Council Court of Appeal, January 26, 2011 [Arden eflash 420. Not on Bailii yet, but we've seen a transcript of the extempore judgment] The appellant and family were in permanent accomodation provided by Brent following a previous...
Yemshaw v Hounslow LBC [2011] UKSC 3 While my NL colleagues are off partying at a secret location for lunch, I've managed to steal a few precious minutes from an appallingly tight deadline (Sinead: if you're reading this, it'll be there, honest) to write a...
The Localism Bill had a second reading in the Commons yesterday. One amendment (Labour) was tabled and defeated. Looks like the significant amendments will be made in Committee. Not - I must say - the best quality debate ever as it appears to have been...