Mark Prichard
@markprichard.bsky.social
I'm not sure I should even publicise it.
Text of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 as it will be amended in due course by the Renters' Rights Act 2025: markprichard.co.uk/news/2025/part-7-of-the-housing-act-1996-as-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Text of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 as it will be amended in due course by the Renters' Rights Act 2025: markprichard.co.uk/news/2025/part-7-of-the-housing-act-1996-as-amended-by-the-renters-rights-act-2025
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Can't think of many better illustrations of how badly we have botched housing policy than the fact that our bill for housing homeless families (£2.8bn pa) is now higher than the money we spend each year on new affordable housing (£2.3bn)
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
English councils’ temporary accommodation bill rises to £2.8bn
Councils in England spent a record £2.8bn on temporary accommodation last year, with the annual bill rising by 25% as the homelessness crisis deepens.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can't think of many better illustrations of how badly we have botched housing policy than the fact that our bill for housing homeless families (£2.8bn pa) is now higher than the money we spend each year on new affordable housing (£2.3bn)
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
A guide showing how the text of the Welsh homelessness legislation will be amended by the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill (if it becomes law) www.markprichard.co.uk/news/2025/ho...
Text of Welsh homelessness legislation if amended | Mark Prichard
Text of Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (homelessness), as it will read if the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill is enacted.
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August 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A guide showing how the text of the Welsh homelessness legislation will be amended by the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill (if it becomes law) www.markprichard.co.uk/news/2025/ho...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I find it shocking that so many social housing professionals continue to promote shared ownership. It's housing sure, but is it 'social'?
Shared ownership: 'It was sold as a dream but became a nightmare'
Londoners, including couple Chris and Diana, share their experiences of shared ownership.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I find it shocking that so many social housing professionals continue to promote shared ownership. It's housing sure, but is it 'social'?
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The abolition of priority need and the concept of intentional homelessness! Come and join us as we talk through these major changes to homelessness law in Wales.
www.landmarkchambers.co.uk/events/homel...
www.landmarkchambers.co.uk/events/homel...
Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations… - Landmark Chambers
Landmark Chambers is a leading barristers’ chambers based in London, UK. Our team of experienced barristers provides specialist advice and representation…
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June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The abolition of priority need and the concept of intentional homelessness! Come and join us as we talk through these major changes to homelessness law in Wales.
www.landmarkchambers.co.uk/events/homel...
www.landmarkchambers.co.uk/events/homel...
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Is accommodation “available” for a homeless applicant if it’s only for him, with his children accommodated elsewhere in the short term?
Court of Appeal backs South Hams DC in Beach v South Hams: hotel rooms can be reasonable temp accommodation.
Key message: real-world practicality matters when councils assess homelessness duty.
📚 Full case analysis from @cjr1968.bsky.social here: cornerstonebarristers.com/on-the-beach...
Key message: real-world practicality matters when councils assess homelessness duty.
📚 Full case analysis from @cjr1968.bsky.social here: cornerstonebarristers.com/on-the-beach...
May 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Is accommodation “available” for a homeless applicant if it’s only for him, with his children accommodated elsewhere in the short term?
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New homelessness, allocations and building safety laws for Wales. Details are light but the announcement is here: record.senedd.wales/Plenary/1507...
Plenary 29/04/2025 - Welsh Parliament
The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people.
record.senedd.wales
April 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New homelessness, allocations and building safety laws for Wales. Details are light but the announcement is here: record.senedd.wales/Plenary/1507...
nwcl.cymru/join-us/ Exciting opportunities to make a difference. Vacancies at North Wales Community Law.
April 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
nwcl.cymru/join-us/ Exciting opportunities to make a difference. Vacancies at North Wales Community Law.
The scourge of poorly regulated 'supported' exempt accommodation. Birmingham's poorest areas have been particularly affected www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Every 'exempt hostel' in Birmingham - see how your area fares
New figures show that hundreds more family homes in the city have been converted into 'exempt hostels' housing homeless people from around the country. This is where the hotspots are.
www.birminghammail.co.uk
April 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The scourge of poorly regulated 'supported' exempt accommodation. Birmingham's poorest areas have been particularly affected www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Music from phones on public transport normally makes me quietly seethe. I make an exception though for Incy Wincy Spider on the 55 in Hackney. Especially when the child has such a look of existential confusion when she clocks me.
March 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Music from phones on public transport normally makes me quietly seethe. I make an exception though for Incy Wincy Spider on the 55 in Hackney. Especially when the child has such a look of existential confusion when she clocks me.
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New judgment: R (RZH) v LB Sutton explores the complex legal routes for challenging local authority decisions on disability grounds.
Disability, dual claims & housing law collide in this important case from @cjr1968.bsky.social.
➡️ cornerstonebarristers.com/disability-d...
#HousingLaw
Disability, dual claims & housing law collide in this important case from @cjr1968.bsky.social.
➡️ cornerstonebarristers.com/disability-d...
#HousingLaw
March 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New judgment: R (RZH) v LB Sutton explores the complex legal routes for challenging local authority decisions on disability grounds.
Disability, dual claims & housing law collide in this important case from @cjr1968.bsky.social.
➡️ cornerstonebarristers.com/disability-d...
#HousingLaw
Disability, dual claims & housing law collide in this important case from @cjr1968.bsky.social.
➡️ cornerstonebarristers.com/disability-d...
#HousingLaw
The applicant's s202 homelessness review request was only 5 days late. However he received repeated reminders of the need to comply with the deadline. The court held that the applicant could not have been unaware of his review right and the period for requesting it www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
Conde, R (On the Application Of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2025] EWHC 715 (Admin) (26 March 2025)
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March 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The applicant's s202 homelessness review request was only 5 days late. However he received repeated reminders of the need to comply with the deadline. The court held that the applicant could not have been unaware of his review right and the period for requesting it www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
Anyone got any thoughts on good firms for seeking a psychiatric evaluation? I've got a council housing manager who wants to instruct a specialist to inform a s202 homelessness review.
February 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Anyone got any thoughts on good firms for seeking a psychiatric evaluation? I've got a council housing manager who wants to instruct a specialist to inform a s202 homelessness review.
Ok legal beagles, here's a question for you. When is it appropriate to use "No 2" in a case citation, to distinguish between judgments involving the same parties? Eg is it limited to judgments in the same year? Same cause of action? etc. Can't find the answer in OSCOLA and Google has failed me.
December 28, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Ok legal beagles, here's a question for you. When is it appropriate to use "No 2" in a case citation, to distinguish between judgments involving the same parties? Eg is it limited to judgments in the same year? Same cause of action? etc. Can't find the answer in OSCOLA and Google has failed me.