Housing
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R (on the application of McLellan) v Bracknell Forest Borough Council and another; Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and another; Reigate and Banstead Borough Council v Benfield and others
Councils seeking to terminate tenancies granted under introductory tenancy scheme – Whether introductory tenancy scheme compatible with European Convention on Human Rights – Sections 124 and 127 of Housing Act…
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R (on the application of McDonagh) v Salisbury District Council
Defendant local authority granting claimant introductory tenancy – Defendants serving notice upon claimant to terminate tenancy – Claimant requesting review of decision – Review hearing upholding defendants’ decision – Claimant…
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Bristol City Council v Lovell
Tenant completing procedures giving rise to right to buy – Landlord council taking possession proceedings which would, if successful, defeat tenant’s right – Tenant counterclaiming for order compelling coveyance -…
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R v Greenwich London Borough Council, ex parte Glen International Ltd and another
Local authority serving statutory repair notices on applicants under sections 189 and 190 of Housing Act 1985 – Local authority refusing applications for housing renovation grants – Whether local authority…
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R v Thamesdown Borough Council, ex parte Pritchard and another
Housing Act 1985 — House purchased from local authority — House containing defects — Scheme of assistance for defective-house owners — Applicants claimed assistance and repurchase — No scheme for…
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Bradford Metropolitan District Council v McMahon
Council house — Right to buy — Death of tenant before property conveyed — County court refusing order for possession of property occupied by tenant’s personal representatives — Declaration that…
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R v Kensington and Chelsea Royal London Borough Council, ex parte Westwoods
Leasehold — House in multiple occupation — Statutory notice limiting number of people accommodated — Repair works to comply with notice — Application for council grant — Council refusing grant…
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Muir Group Housing Association Ltd v Thornley and another
Dwelling-house — Secure tenant — Right to buy — Tenant serving written notice claiming to exercise right to buy — Tenant receiving proposed terms of sale — Tenant subletting in…
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Khan v Islington London Borough Council
Local authority housing – Area to be redeveloped – Vacant possession of property required – Possession order obtained – Appellant entitled to home-loss payment – Housing authority claiming rent arrears…
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R v Barnet London Borough Council, ex parte Rughooputh
Mortgage — False information — Dispossession of property — Application for local authority accommodation as homeless person — Refusal of accommodation on basis that applicant was intentionally homeless — Whether…
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R v Bristol City Council, ex parte Bradic
Tenancy — Tenant unlawfully evicted — Whether tenant qualifying as priority need as a result of “emergency such as flood, fire or other disaster” — Housing Act 1985 section 59(1)…
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R v Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, ex parte Cashmore
Housing Act — Statutory provision for repurchase of designated defective homes — Application for repurchase — Refusal — Whether refusal should be challenged in judicial review proceedings or in county…