Local Authority Housing in UK Law
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R (M) v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
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It is impossible to read the words 'a child who is'provided with accommodation by the authority in the exercise of any functions…which are social services functions within the meaning of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970…' to include a child who has not been drawn to the attention of the local social services authority or provided with any accommodation or other services by that authority.
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Puhlhofer (A.P.) and another (A.P.) v London Borough of Hillingdon England
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Where the existence or non-existence of a fact is left to the judgment and discretion of a public body and that fact involves a broad spectrum ranging from the obvious to the debatable to the just conceivable, it is the duty of the court to leave the decision of that fact to the public body to whom Parliament has entrusted the decision-making power save in a case where it is obvious that the public body, consciously or unconsciously, are acting perversely.
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Mohamed v Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
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It is clear that words like ordinary residence and normal residence may take their precise meaning from the context of the legislation in which they appear but it seems to me that the prima facie meaning of normal residence is a place where at the relevant time the person in fact resides. So long as that place where he eats and sleeps is voluntarily accepted by him, the reason why he is there rather than somewhere else does not prevent that place from being his normal residence.
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O'Rourke v Camden London Borough Council
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The first is that the Act is a scheme of social welfare, intended to confer benefits at the public expense on grounds of public policy. Public money is spent on housing the homeless not merely for the private benefit of people who find themselves homeless but on grounds of general public interest: because, for example, proper housing means that people will be less likely to suffer illness, turn to crime or require the attention of other social services.
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Cocks v Thanet District Council
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Once a decision has been reached by the housing authority which gives rise to the temporary, the limited or the full housing duty, rights and obligations are immediately created in the field of private law. But it is inherent in the scheme of the Act that an appropriate public law decision of the housing authority is a condition precedent to the establishment of the private law duty.
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Din (Taj) v Wandsworth London Borough Council
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First, it is designed for the expressed purpose of bringing families together. Secondly, it forms part of a complex of duties which local authorities owe to categories of persons seeking housing. The Act must be interpreted in the light of these matters, with liberality having regard to its social purposes, and also with recognition of the claims of others and the nature and scale of local authorities' responsibilities.
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Ivan Crane v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (First Defendant) Harborough District Council (Second Defendant)
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In the section of the NPPF headed "Delivering a wide choice of high quality homes" paragraph 47 explains what local planning authorities should do "[to] boost significantly the supply of housing".
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Housing (Wales) Act 2014
... ... of the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers and to require local authorities to meet those needs; to make provision about the standards of ... by a person designated by the Welsh Ministers as the licensing authority for the whole of Wales or by different persons designated as licensing ... ...
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Domestic Abuse Act 2021
... ... Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— ... PART 1: ... a police area in England and Wales;(b) a local policing body;(c) the Chief Constable of the ... Abuse Support (Relevant Accommodation and Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Sanctuary Schemes) ... ...
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Housing and Planning Act 2016
... ... , and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— ... PART 1: New homes in England ... 1: ... under subsection (8) the Secretary of State must consult—(a) each local planning authority in England,(b) the Mayor of London, and(c) any other ... ...
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Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
... ... , and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Modifications etc. (not altering text) # C1 ... (1) Grants are available from local housing authorities in accordance with this Chapter towards the cost of ... ...
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‘It’s all considered to be unacceptable behaviour’
Despite a growing recognition of the intersectional relationship between homelessness and incarceration, we have a limited knowledge about housing policy and practice for people leaving custody and...... ... practitioners’ experience of statutory housing duty for (ex)offenders Vickie Cooper The Open ... this paper provides an overview of the main local housing authority statutory duties in the ... ...
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THE REGIONAL OFFICES OF THE DOE — POLICEMEN OR MEDIATORS? A STUDY OF LOCAL HOUSING POLICY
The article begins with a review of the existing literature on the regional level of government and the ‘regional state’, and proceeds to focus on the range of linkages which are found between the ...... ... The article concludes with suggestions concerning the role and influence of the regional officers of the DOE on local authority housing policy. Recent years have seen a steady increase in the interest shown in the study of central- local government relations ... ...
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The Alchemists' Search for the Philosophers' Stone: The Status of Registered Social Landlords under the Human Rights Act
Social housing in Great Britain is undergoing a radical transformation with the transfer of local authority housing to housing associations, more particularly registered social landlords (RSLs). Wh...... ... the Human Rights Act Jill Morgan n Social housing in Great Britain is undergoing a radical mation with the transfer of local authority housing to housing associations, more ... ...
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Book Notes
Book review in this article Local Government in Britain Central Office of Information, 10th ed HMSO, 1975. The Essex Reference Index: British Journals on Politics and Sociology, 1950–73 K. Mayor...... ... Book Notes Local Government in Britain Central Office of ... the principal types of local authority, local election procedures, internal or- ... Local Authority Housing Policy and Practice-A Case Study Approach ... ...
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The Localism Act 2011
The Localism Act 2011 is a major piece of reforming legislation that makes significant changes to local government, social housing and the planning system; it also amends the rules relating to assu...
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Coming soon: New electrical safety standards for PRS landlords
New draft Electrical Safety Regulations have been laid before Parliament but what do they mean for landlords in the private rented sector? When and where will they apply?... ... a term of seven years or more, student housing, and tenancies of hostels, refuges, care homes, ... In addition, where a local housing authority requests it, the report must be ... ...
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Coming Soon: New Electrical Safety Standards For PRS Landlords
... ... a term of seven years or more, student housing, and tenancies of hostels, refuges, care homes, ... In addition, where a local housing authority requests it, the report must be ... ...
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Section 106 obligations: reducing the affordable housing requirement - renegotiation or appeal
Over the last couple of years, it has become increasingly common for disputes to arise as to whether or not a proposed development would be viable if it is required to carry an affordable housing o...
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Application by tenant or local housing authority for a Rent Repayment Order (Housing and Planning Act 2016)
Housing and planning forms including Rent Repayment Orders and Demolition Orders.
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Court of Appeal Civil Division forms including form N244 to apply for a court order.... ... The review decision of the Local Authority ... The Local Authority’s ision on the housing ... application ... Use for: ... ...
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Give details of a claim to gain possession of a rented residential property
County Court forms including the N1 money claim form.... ... notice was served ... If you are a local authority on ... housing action trust and are ... ...
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Appeal against a financial penalty under section 249A of the Housing Act 2004
Housing and planning forms including Rent Repayment Orders and Demolition Orders.... ... to use if you wish to appeal against a financial penalty which a local housing authority has imposed upon you and the local housing authority has ... ...