Public Housing Law

A second edition of this standard textbook on housing law, this book covers the law and practice relating to public housing in the widest sense. It provides full treatment of the allocation, management and disposal of council housing, and a detailed discussion of the responsibilities of local housing authorities for the homeless and others in housing need. It is designed to provide a comprehensive text for practitioners, advisers and students. The book, whose first edition was prepared by the late David Hoath of Sheffield University, includes in this edition the latest changes brought about by the Housing Act 1996, and the plethora of regulations, circulars and guidance material which proceeded from it. It examines in detail the new provisions for introductory tenancies, together with the underlying policy considerations, to assist understanding of the legal provisions.