The claimant challenged the authority’s housing policy which sought to implement national guidelines awarding points to housing applicants and allocating housing accordingly. He said it did not give adequate protection to the homeless. Held: The scheme did give some preference to homeless people, and the form of implementation of the national policy was within a … Continue reading Lin, (Regina on the Application of) v London Borough of Barnet: CA 22 Feb 2007

The claimant had sought to be housed by the respondent for seven years. She had been temporarily rehoused, but because the council implemented a policy of rehousing according to current need, she lost her priority. Held: The policy was lawful. The council faced overwhelming demand, and the selection between schemes was a political one. The … Continue reading Ibrahim v Redbridge London Borough Council: QBD 17 Dec 2002