Homelessness Case Law Update
Hannah Gardiner
Barrister
45 Gray’s Inn Sqaure
As we always strive to keep our members ahead of the game and 100% informed, here, Hannah Gardiner takes a deep dive into some recent cases in light of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, paying particular attention to:
- General principles
- The history of capacity to make a homelessness application
- Distinction between capacity to understand specific offer and weighing general options
Case law
R (Uddin) v Southwark LBC [2019] EWHC 180 (Admin)
Godson v London Borough of Enfield (2019) EWCA Civ 486
Tower Hamlets LBC v Rahanara Begum [2005] EWCA Civ 116, [33]
Tower Hamlets LBC v Al Ahmed [2019] EWHC 749 (QB)
Birmingham City Council v Samuels [2019] UKSC 28
Adesotu v Lewisham London Borough Council [2019] EWCA Civ 1405
R (SH) v The London Borough of Waltham Forest (2019) EWHC 2618 (Admin)
Hannah became a member of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square in October 2018. Hannah practices in all areas of housing law including possession matters, homelessness, allocations, anti-social behaviour, judicial review unlawful eviction, disrepair, succession and assignment. Hannah has recently completed a secondment to the housing litigation department of a large local authority, where she regularly advised on and appeared in cases involving disrepair, homelessness and a wide variety of possession claims.