The court will not readily interfere with the approach of a housing authority to the question of suitability, although in an appropriate case it plainly will.
Citations:
[2002] EWHC 280 Admin, [2003] HLR 1
Cited by:
Cited – Calgin, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Enfield Admn 29-Jul-2005
The claimant complained that having applied for housing in the borough they had in fact housed him outside the borough.
Held: The authority had a duty to house the applicant so far it was reasonably practicable within its borders. The policy . .
Cited – Nzolameso v City of Westminster SC 2-Apr-2015
The court was asked ‘When is it lawful for a local housing authority to accommodate a homeless person a long way away from the authority’s own area where the homeless person was previously living? ‘ The claimant said that on applying for housing she . .
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Housing
Updated: 17 May 2022; Ref: scu.234545