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Connor Johnston

Housing | Wednesday 2 August 2017

Intentional homelessness: unaware of a relevant fact

Jamila Afonso da Trindade v Hackney London Borough Council [2017] EWCA CA Civ 942, 6 July 2017 The appellant, T, was from the island of Sao Tomé off the west coast of central Africa. In February 2013, upon her sister’s suggestion, she gave up her tena

Connor Johnston

Education, Housing | Tuesday 1 August 2017

Out of borough placements and the right to education

R (E) v Islington London Borough Council [2017] EWHC 1440 (Admin), 30 June 2017

Connor Johnston

Housing | Thursday 6 July 2017

Distinction between improvements and repairs

Dodd v Raebarn Estates Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 439, 21 June 2017

Connor Johnston

Housing | Wednesday 5 July 2017

Service occupiers: exclusion from security of tenure regime compatible with ECHR

Hertfordshire County Council v Davies [2017] EWHC 1488 (QB), 21 June 2017

Connor Johnston

Housing | Wednesday 5 July 2017

Allocations: local lettings and undisclosed policies

R(C) v Islington London Borough Council [2017] EWHC 1288 (Admin), 31 May 2017

Desmond Rutledge

Housing, Welfare benefits | Monday 3 July 2017

Whether a room is a “bedroom" for the purposes of the bedroom tax

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v The City of Glasgow Council & IB [2017] CSIH 35, 31 May 2017 The Court of Session in Scotland considers what factors should be taken into account in establishing whether a room is a bedroom for the purpose

Connor Johnston

Housing | Wednesday 31 May 2017

Homelessness and Article 6 ECHR

Poshteh v Kensington and Chelsea RLBC [2017] UKSC 36, 10 May 2017

Connor Johnston

Housing | Wednesday 31 May 2017

Effective service of a notice to quit

Grimes v the Trustees of the Essex Farmers and Union Hunt [2017] EWCA Civ 361, 19 May 2017

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