Housing Law and Precedents

Providing explanation and guidance on the law relating to residential landlord and tenant, Housing Law and Precedents: 

• Explains how local authority and housing association policies work and how to challenge them
• Gives expert guidance on the enforcement of repairing obligations on short leases and who pays for what
• Offers detailed examination of the right to buy, the procedure and principles involved and remedies for failure to respond
• Contains nearly 200 forms and precedents which include tenancy agreements, notices and counter-notices to and from the landlord, local authority notices, transfer and lease in the exercise of the right to buy
• Includes new chapters on Commonhold and the rights of tenants living in the social rented sector
• Covers in full the relevant case law on Human Rights, Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations, and Disability, Racial and Gender discrimination case law developments
• Revised information on the Right to Manage, new consultation procedures governing service charges, Enfranchisement and Lease extension
• Covers all the housing changes in the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, the Housing Act 2004 and the Civil Partnerships Act 2004