Housing Law Handbook has established itself as an essential resource for housing lawyers and advisers. It combines comprehensive coverage of the substantive law with a practical approach, focusing on procedure and the common problems faced by practitioners, from court proceedings and the tactics of running a case, to challenging decisions and seeking remedies.
The sixth edition has been updated to include the Renters' Rights Act 2025 and the latest developments in homelessness, Awaab's Law and enforcement of housing standards. It also covers the extensive case-law since the previous edition.
Contents: 1. Occupiers' rights – basic principles; 2. Public law and housing; 3. Different kinds of tenancies; 4. Common issues for tenants; 5. Leaseholders' rights; 6. Possession claims: procedure; 7. Defending possession claims; 8. Unlawful eviction and harassment by landlords; 9. Disrepair and housing conditions: action by occupiers; 10. Disrepair and housing conditions: action by local authorities; 11. Relationship breakdown; 12. Homelessness: applications, inquiries and the assessment, prevention and relief duties; 13. The homelessness tests; 14. Homelessness decisions, reviews and appeals; 15. Homelessness: accommodation duties; 16. Allocation of social housing; 17. Community care: accommodation duties to adults; 18. Community care: accommodation duties to children; 19. Migrants: restrictions on access to housing; 20. Housing improvement and adaptation; 21. Civil proceedings.
Housing Law Handbook is structured and written in a user-friendly way, making it both an indispensable handbook for the experienced housing lawyer and accessible to non-specialist advisers and students of housing law. Each chapter begins with key points and each section contains checklists and summaries. The book is also fully supported by appendices and precedents.