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Priority need is where certain people are given priority for access to accommodation over others. The relevant law on homelessness requires housing authorities to give priority to anyone that meets the definition of “priority need“.
Where a tenant occupies a property under an AST, there are different methods that a landlord can use to lawfully evict them. There are different notice periods of which a tenant must be aware – the minimum period lengths are set out below.
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).
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