Homelessness - H v Council
Housing Law case report: Homelessness
Ms H applied as Homeless to the Council. The Council refused
to accept a duty to house her because they considered her to be
Intentionally Homeless from her previous accommodation.
Ms H had left her previous accommodation because it was in
disrepair and her landlords had failed to take action to remedy the
disrepair. We submitted detailed representations in support of Ms
H’s review of the Council’s decision arguing, amongst other things,
that she should not be considered Intentionally Homeless as her
previous accommodation was not reasonable for her to continue to
occupy. We were successful in the review of the Council’s decision
and the Council subsequently made Ms H an offer of
accommodation.