Garden Court’s Liz Davies KC, Connor Johnston, Nick Bano and Matthew Ahluwalia, and co-author HHJ Jan Luba KC (retired), are pleased to announce that Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice (LexisNexis 7th edition 2025) is now available to purchase.
Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice is the comprehensive and authoritative guide to the legal obligations of local housing authorities when allocating social housing and assisting those who are homeless. Written by leading practitioners in the field, it provides detailed guidance on the statutory framework, case law and government policy in both England and Wales.
This seventh edition, provides a detailed update on the legislative and policy developments, including:
• Significant changes following the Renters’ Rights Act 2025);
• New case-law including:
• Mandatory orders against local housing authorities for breach of statutory duty following R (Imam) v Croydon LBC;
• The relevance of discrimination claims in homelessness and allocation cases;
• Revised and strengthened Regulatory standards for social landlords, as a result of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023;
• Discussion of progress of Welsh Government to implement Ending Homelessness in Wales, including the proposed abolition of priority need and ‘becoming homeless intentionally’ tests contained in Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill.
