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For homelessness to be intentional, a person must have lost their home due to something they have deliberately done (or failed to do). The authority must then decide whether the loss of the home was reasonably likely to result from the person’s action (or failure to act).
We appreciate that in many circumstances an application for accommodation may be refused by a local authority, and sometimes without good reason. The individual may feel that this decision was unfair and should be challenged.
Broadly speaking, a tenant is free to do what they want within the area that is leased to them, as long as they comply with their obligations in the tenancy agreement
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