The SOCIAL HOUSING BILL aims  (1) to protect social housing stock, in particular by reforms to RIGHT TO BUY, and (2) to support social housing tenants who are VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.

R ( Freedom from Torture) v SSHD (2026) EWHC 1278 ( Admin) holds that SSHD acted unlawfully by amending her allocation of ASYLUM ACCOMMODATION Policy without CONSULTING specialist Charities supporting SURVIVORS OF TORTURE & TRAFFICKING, contrary to established PRACTICE, and in breach of the PSED and the Tameside duty of inquiry.

A SOCIAL HOUSING BILL was introduced on 14 May 2026. Part 1 relates to RIGHT TO BUY, and Part 2 to protection of tenants from domestic abuse.

A LHA’s Personal Plan under Part 7 of HA 1996 for a HOMELESS applicant should NOT contain steps relating to the ALLOCATION of social housing under Part 7 of the Act. So held in R (AA) v WALTHAM FOREST LBC (2026) EWCA Civ 626.

CLO v BOLSOVER DC ( 2026 ) UKUT 166 (AAC) holds that when considering whether a payment falls within Regulation 12(1) of the Housing Benefit regulations 2006 there is NO MATERIAL DISTINCTION between payments made between TENANTS IN COMMON and payments between joint tenants.

A LHA’s Personal Plan under Part 7 of HA 1996 for a HOMELESS applicant should NOT contain steps relating to the ALLOCATION of social housing under Part 7 of the Act.

The Building Safety ( Wales ) Act 2026 has been enacted. Part 1 relates to safety of buildings containing 2 or more residential units, Part 2 to fire safety in certain houses in multiple occupation, Part 3 to enforcement and investigatory powers, and Part 4 to remediation of certain defects.

ZAMAN v LEEDS CITY COUNCIL (2026) UKUT 180 (LC) is concerned with financial penalties for failure to licence four flats in a converted building. The Tribunal holds that the fact  a building is a HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION within the meaning of Section 254 of the Housing Act 2004 does not prevent each of the dwellings in the building from being treated as a “ house” for the purposes of the SELECTIVE LICENSING SCHEME in PART 3 of that Act.

The Building Safety ( Wales ) Bill has received Royal assent. It makes provision for the safety of people (1) in or about buildings containing 2 or more residential units and (2) in or about certain houses in multiple occupation.

A House of Commons Committee Report published on 22 April 2026 warns that homeless households are still placed in poor and unsafe temporary accommodation. The Report makes various Recommendations.