Westminster again… – Nearly Legal

Posted June 24th, 2015 in homelessness, housing, local government, news by sally

‘In R(Alemi) v Westminster CC [2015] EWHC 1765 (Admin), which has been widely reported already (eg here; and all over my twitter feed), HHJ Blair QC found that Westminster’s allocation scheme was unlawful in disbarring successful homeless applicants (other than a small group) from bidding for social housing in their first 12 months on the list. During that period, Westminster would be seeking to find a suitable private rented sector property.’

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Nearly Legal, 22nd June 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk