Subjects:

Housing Law

Contents:

The Private Rented Sector: Legislative History, Decline and Characteristics

Protection Under the Rent Act 1997 and Housing Act 1988

Harassment, Unlawful Eviction and the Protection from Eviction Act 1977

The History of Social Housing

The Allocation of Housing by Local Authorities

Secure and Introductory Tenancies Under the Housing Act 1985

The Privatisation of Council Housing

The Regulation of Rents

Succession to Tenancies

The Responsibility for Repairs

Remedies for Disrepair, Overcrowding and Houses in Multiple Occupation

Homelessness.

Textbook on Housing Law provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of what is often regarded as a complex and technical area of the law in a readable and straightforward manner. It is essential reading for students of housing law and landlord and tenant law, and will also be of interest to those taking courses in housing studies.