Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2001] All ER (D) 103 (Jun)
Court: Administrative Court
Judge:

Scott Baker J

Representation Tracey Bloom (instructed by Eve Wee) for K.
  Joy Dykers (instructed by Gifty Edila) for the authority.
Judgment Dates: 13 June 2001

Catchwords

Housing - Homeless person - Duty of housing authority to provide accommodation - Claimant seeking mandatory order compelling authority to comply with statutory duty - Authority admitting in breach of duty - Authority adducing evidence of difficulties in obtaining suitably sized properties in its borough - Whether lack of resources material consideration in exercise of discretion to grant mandatory order - Whether mandatory order appropriate - s 193(2).

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