Hajjaj v City of Westminister; Akhter v Waltham Forest London Borough Council [2021] EWCA Civ 1688
In this analysis, first published by Lexis®PSL's expert panel on 25 November 2021, written by Ian Peacock and Anneli Robins a full case review on the Court of Appeal’s decision in Hajjaj v Westminster City Council [2021] EWCA Civ 1688 is provided.
The Court of Appeal held that the Authority must be satisfied that none of the ten bars of suitability in Article 3 of the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012 applies.
From our Chambers: Iain Colville acted for the Appellant and Ian Peacock acted for the Respondent.
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