Housing Tenure in UK Law
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Anns v Merton London Borough Council
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First one has to ask whether, as between the alleged wrongdoer and the person who has suffered damage there is a sufficient relationship of proximity or neighbourhood such that, in the reasonable contemplation of the former, carelessness on his part may be likely to cause damage to the latter—in which case a prima facie duty of care arises.
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Moran v Manchester City Council; Richards v Ipswich Borough Council
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Whether the authority are securing interim accommodation under section 188(1) pending a decision, or securing accommodation after the decision has been made under section 190( 2) or 193(2), they may provide the accommodation themselves or secure that it is provided by someone else. However, the accommodation secured has to be "suitable" (1996 Act, s 206(1)).
This does not mean that Birmingham were entitled to leave these families where they were indefinitely. Obviously, there would come a point where they could not continue to occupy for another night and the council would have to act immediately. It does not follow that, because that point has not yet been reached, the accommodation is "suitable" for the family within the meaning of section 206(1). Suitability for the purpose of section 193(2) does not imply permanence or security of tenure.
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R v London Borough of Camden ex parte Pereira
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Thus, the Council must ask itself whether Mr Pereira is, when homeless, less able to fend for himself than an ordinary homeless person so that injury or detriment to him will result when a less vulnerable man would be able to cope without harmful effects. It must appear that his inability to fend for himself whilst homeless will result in injury or detriment to him which would not be suffered by an ordinary homeless person who was able to cope.
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Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Interested Party)
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It will vary according to the circumstances, including, for example, the extent to which relevant policies fall short of providing for the five-year supply of housing land, the action being taken by the local planning authority to address it, or the particular purpose of a restrictive policy — such as the protection of a "green wedge" or of a gap between settlements.
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Bloor Homes East Midlands Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (First Defendant) Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (Second Defendant)
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Paragraph 215 says that "[in] other cases and following this 12-month period, due weight should be given to relevant policies in existing plans according to their degree of consistency with this framework (the closer the policies in the plan to the policies in the Framework, the greater the weight that may be given)".
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Birmingham City Council v Walker
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Thus, while a statutory tenancy can pass from one person to another only in very limited circumstances (such as the statutory transmission on death or by a court order on divorce) a secure tenancy can in principle pass in any way permissible at common law.
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Tied Down Or Room To Move? Investigating The Relationships Between Housing Tenure, Employment Status And Residential Mobility In Britain
Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we investigate the relationships between labour market dynamics, housing tenure and residential mobility. Panel data allow the study of the seque...
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A Permanent Change in the Route to Owner Occupation?
This paper attempts to explain why home ownership rates among young adults fell in the early 1990s when various indicators suggested it had become more affordable. As a potential explanation, we fo...
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Mental health and houses in multiple occupation
Purpose: – Previous research has established that there is a relationship between housing and mental health, however, understanding about how and why housing affects mental health is still limited....
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The Housing and Planning Act 2016: Rewarding the Aspiration of Homeownership?
In May 2016 the Housing and Planning Act 2016 became law, the first purely Conservative government intervention on housing in England since the 1990s. This article examines the Act's key provisions...
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Community-Led Housing Webinar Series
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The Fight For Affordable Homes
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Mind The Gap If Starter Homes Survive, There Will Be Blood
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Planning Act Blog 197: Localism Bill Published Today
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