Shala v Birmingham City Council – Times Law Reports

Posted July 6th, 2007 in housing, law reports by sally

Councils must not shelter behind doctors

Shala v. Birmingham City Council

Court of Appeal

“Local authorities had to take care not to appear to be using professional medical advisers simply to provide or shore up their reasons to refuse applicants’ applications for housing as persons in priority need.”

The Times, 6th July 2007

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