fire

There is no rule, act of Parliament or case law which provides in the event of a property rendered uninhabitable by some disaster that the landlord must arrange alternative accommodation for the tenant. It is submitted this is the case even if the landlord was at fault and somehow caused the fire. However, the local authority does have such a duty if the tenant is homeless. A person is considered homeless if they have no accommodation available to occupy [s.175 Housing Act 1996]. A person is in priority need of accommodation if a person is homeless (or threatened with homelessness)…