Text and Materials on Housing Law

Author: David Hughes; Martin Davis; Veronica Matthew; Alwyn Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780406966513
Published In: January 2005
Format: Paperback
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A collection of case law and legislation combined with commentary and questions to enable students to fully understand the complexities of housing law
Includes procedural material to place theory in the context of real life applications
Considers the influence of human rights legislation, harassment and unlawful eviction, registered civil partnerships and new homelessness legislation on housing law
A careful selection of cases and materials ensures that the book covers the essentials of housing law whilst remaining clear and concise

Hughes, Davis, Matthew and Jones: Text and Materials on Housing Law is a collection of housing case law and legislation combined with commentary to enable students to fully understand the often complicated language of the law. It gathers together all the important original materials to which students of housing law will need to have access.

Readership: Undergraduate students on housing law courses as an elective component of their LLB, or LLM students on land/property law courses. Also useful for vocational training on the LPC and professionals in housing law/ landord & tenant law

1: Introduction to the Study of the History and Policy Background of Housing Law
2: The Future Shape of Housing Law and Policy
3: The Categories of Occupation and the Status of Occupation
4: Private Sector Tenancies
5: Unlawful and Unfair Practices by Landlords
6: Housing Law Procedure
7: Social Housing Allocation
8: Public Sector Tenants' Rights
9: Keeping the Peace on our Estates
10: Homelessness
11: Housing and the Family
12: Housing Standards and Repair
13: Multi-occupancy and Selective Licensing of Rented Housing
14: Housing and Human Rights
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David Hughes, Professor of Housing and Planning Law, De Montfort University, Leicester, Martin Davis, Principal Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester, Veronica Matthew, Principal Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester, and Alwyn P. Jones, Senior Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester