Recent developments in housing law

Luba, J.

Recent developments in housing law - 1992 - Legal Action March 1992, 10-15(6) .

Reviews recent changes in housing law: squatting, tenants` charter, public sector tenancies, security of tenure, tenancy termination, possession, setting aside possession orders, tenancy agreements, repairs, damages, Rent Act 1977, Housing Act 1988, forfeiture and long leases, assignment of tenancies, trespassers, adverse possession, harassment and illegal eviction. Section on homelessness looks at applications for accommodation, defines `homelessness`, priority need, intentional homelessness and duties to the homeless. Illustrates with reference to case law


AHMAD V CIRANT
ARIWODO V COMFORT
BILLSON AND OTHERS V RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS LTD
CARDIFF CC V POWELL
COPALL V FRYXELL
CRAGO V JULIAN
CROYDON LBC V WILKINSON
EPHRAIM V NEWHAM LBC AND MIRZA
FORFEITURE
GATES V SOUTHWARK LBC
HACKNEY LBC V HUNT
HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM LBC V MONK
HERBERT V LAMBETH LBC
HOMELESSNESS
HOUSING ACT 1988
ISLINGTON LBC V BAKARI
KING V SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DC
LANCASTER CC V COHEN
LEWIS-GRAHAM V CONACHER
LILLIESHALL ROAD HOUSING COOPERATIVE LTD V BRENNAN
LONDON AND QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST V WHITE
MACDONALD V TIPPING
MANCHESTER DC V VICKERS
MARSDEN V MILLER
MCCAFFREY V EKANGO
N&D LONDON LTD V GADSDON
NEWMAN V KAY
R V BRENT LBC EX P BLATT
R V CROYDON LBC EX P JARVIS
R V ENFIELD JUSTICES EX P WHITTLE
R V HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM LBC EX P O'SULLIVAN
R V LEEDS CITY COUNCIL EX P ADAMIEC
R V LEWISHAM LBC EX P CREPPY
R V OLDHAM MBC EX P GARLICK
R V TOWER HAMLETS LBC EX P BEGUM
R V TOWER HAMLETS LBC EX P BIBI
R V TYNDALE DC EX P MACABE
RENFEW DC V INGLIS
REPAIRS
RUSHCLIFFE BC V WATSON
SECURITY OF TENURE
SHEA V HACKNEY LBC
SHEPHERDS BUSH HA V HATS COOPERATIVE OF HAMMERSMITH LTD
SQUATTING
SULLIVAN V JOHNSON
TARGETT V TOFEAN BC
TOWER HAMLETS LBC V MIAH
WESTMINSTER CC V CLARKE