Regina v Wandsworth London Borough Council Ex Parte Hawthorne: CA 14 Jul 1994

A failure to pay rent and loss of a home which was caused by the tenant’s own poverty is not necessarily to be treated as intentional homelessness.

Citations:

Gazette 12-Oct-1994, Independent 28-Jul-1994, Times 14-Jul-1994, [1994] 27 HLR 59

Statutes:

Housing Act 1985 60(1)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Cited – Eston Bernard v London Borough of Enfield CA 4-Dec-2001
The applicant sought review of a decision by the local authority that he was intentionally homeless through a failure to pay his rent. He appealed a rejection of leave to appeal, and his appeal was with regard to the adequacy of the reasons given by . .
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Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.88252