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ZRR, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Bexley (2024) EWHC 2073 (Admin) This was a judicial review of Bexley's contention that temporary accommodation offered to ZRR under s.190 Housing Act 1996 was suitable and its duty was discharged when ZRR...
(Our very grateful thanks to Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre - our official Wales correspondent, whether he knows it or not - for the following update.) On 10th October 2023, the Welsh government released its Consultation on the White Paper on Ending...
Hodge v Folkestone and Hythe District Council (2023) EWCA Civ 896 A second appeal to the Court of Appeal on Folkestone's decision that Ms Hodge as intentionally homeless because she had left a room in a hostel run by a charity that she was occupying under...
My grateful thanks to Nick Bano of Garden Court for a copy of this judgment. He sent it to me some time ago, but I then misplaced it, so the delay in this appearing is entirely my fault. Following the the Court of Appeal judgment in Bullale v City of...
Baptie v The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (2022) EWCA Civ 888 This was a second appeal, brought by RBKT from a s.204 appeal that had overturned their decision that Ms Baptie was intentionally homeless from a housing association property due to rent...
Ciftci v London Borough of Haringey (2021) EWA Civ 1772 A second appeal to the Court of Appeal on Haringey's decision that Ms Ciftci was intentionally homeless. Ms C lived in Switzerland, where she had a rented flat, which was suitable and affordable for...
Patel v London Borough of Hackney (2021) EWCA Civ 897 A second appeal to the Court of Appeal, following a s.202 review decision and s.204 appeal on the issue of whether Mr Patel's private sector accommodation from which he was evicted for rent arrears was...
Bullale v City of Westminster Council [2020] EWCA Civ 1587 An important Court of Appeal judgment on when intervening accommodation is settled so as to end the effect of a previous finding of intentional homelessness, including a careful revision of Doka v...
LB v London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2020) EWCA Civ 439 A second appeal on a homelessness review, where a finding of intentional homelessness had been upheld, raising an important point on whether events or factors post-dating the decision or action that...
Samuels v Birmingham City Council (2019) UKSC 28 The Supreme Court, finally, has delivered its judgment on the issue of the assessment of 'reasonable expenses' when considering the affordability of rent in homelessness decisions. In this case, where Ms...
There are bad homeless decisions by local authorities. We've all seen them. Findings of intentional homelessness for being evicted for complaining about a broken shower, or being evicted for getting pregnant in an HMO that didn't allow children. Decisions...
Well now. I'm not sure what to make of this. The Supreme Court has refused permission to appeal in Doka v London Borough of Southwark. But... Doka v Southwark concerned what could amount to 'settled accommodation' for homelessness matters, and specifically...