The Housing Law Handbook, now in its third edition, remains an essential first point of reference for busy lawyers, advisers and professionals working across the housing sector, including social housing.
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roviding clear and practical guidance, this edition is published on the heels of the enactment of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, the most important piece of legislation in this area in the last 30 years.
To guide you through housing law, the book:
- explains the huge changes made by the Renters’ Rights Act 2025
- provides a detailed account of homelessness rights, duties and powers and the rules governing the allocation of social housing
- provides a comprehensive guide to possession proceedings from start to finish, including mortgage repossessions, subletting, notice requirements, benefits in housing, unlawful evictions, succession, deposits, and injunctions for anti-social behaviour
- explains the law where the immigration status of the person seeking accommodation precludes or restricts the provision of accommodation by a local housing authority, and deals with other routes into housing under the Children Act 1989 and under the Care Act 2014
- summarises the law on housing conditions under Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004, on licensing of houses in multiple occupation, on selective licensing, and deals with recent developments in relation to rent repayment orders
- explains Awaab’s Law, and the different contractual remedies for defective housing.
This edition equips practitioners with indispensable knowledge needed to navigate an increasingly complex area of law.
Edited by Stephen Cottle.
Other contributors from our Housing Law Team: Matthew Ahluwalia, Tim Baldwin, Adrian Berry KC, Ricky Blennerhassett, Liz Davies KC, Oscar Davies, Kevin Gannon, Tim Jones, Adrian Marshall Williams, Georgie Rea, Desmond Rutledge and Marina Sergides are able to pass on considerable expertise and first-hand knowledge having regularly argued the subjects they cover.
Pre-order your copy on The Law Society’s website.
Garden Court Housing Law Team
The Housing Team at Garden Court is one of the largest teams in the country and offers expertise across the full range of housing work. The experience available within the Team is unrivalled. We advise and represent housing clients at all court levels. Positioned at the forefront of social housing legal advice, Garden Court Chambers is ranked in Band 1 of the Chambers UK Bar Guide & Tier 1 in Legal 500, in recognition of our outstanding expertise in this area of law.
We write or contribute to many other practitioner texts and articles including Housing Allocation and Homelessness Law and Practice (2025), Discrimination in Housing Law and the monthly Housing Law update in Legal Action.
The Housing Law Team provides tailored training sessions to charities, NGOs, campaign groups, and public authorities on all aspects of housing policy work and housing law. The Team is also available to assist and advice charities, NGOs, campaign groups, and public authorities on all aspects of housing policy work and housing law reform.
Contact our clerks at housingandpropertycl@gclaw.co.uk to find out more.
