Index card R (Imam) v Croydon London Borough Council

Hearings

England & Wales

26 Mar 2021 [2021] EWHC 739 (Admin); [2021] HLR 44, QBD (Matthew Gullick QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge)

23 Apr 2021 (sub nom R (Elkundi) v Birmingham City Council) [2021] EWHC 1024 (Admin); [2021] 1 WLR 4031; [2021] WLR(D) 235, QBD (Steyn J)

04 May 2022 (sub nom R (Elkundi) v Birmingham City Council) [2022] EWCA Civ 601; [2022] QB 604; [2022] 3 WLR 71; [2022] 4 All ER 302; [2022] WLR(D) 198, CA (Underhill, Peter Jackson, Lewis LJJ)

13 Dec 2022 (app all) [2023] 1 WLR 710, SC(E) (Lord Reed PSC, Lady Rose, Lord Richards JJSC)

28 Nov 2023 [2023] UKSC 45; [2025] AC 335; [2023] 3 WLR 1178; [2024] 2 All ER 93, SC(E) (Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Leggatt, Lord Richards JJSC, Lord Burnett of Maldon)

Additional names

R (Ross) v Birmingham City Council

R (Ahmed) v Birmingham City Council

R (Al-Shameri) v Birmingham City Council

R (Imam) v Croydon London Borough Council

R (Elkundi) v Birmingham City Council

Subject Matter

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Homeless persons — Council’s duty

[2021] EWHC 739 (Admin); [2021] HLR 44, QBD

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Homeless persons — Suitability of accommodation — Local housing authority accepting duty to secure that suitable accommodation available for homeless applicants — Authority housing applicants in unsuitable accommodation until suitable accommodation found — Whether authority discharging duty to secure suitable accommodation — Housing Act 1996 (c 52), s 193(2)

[2021] EWHC 1024 (Admin); [2021] 1 WLR 4031; [2021] WLR(D) 235, QBD

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Homeless persons — Suitability of accommodation — Local housing authority accepting duty to secure that suitable accommodation available for homeless applicants — Authority housing applicants in unsuitable accommodation until suitable accommodation found — Whether authority discharging duty to secure suitable accommodation — Whether appropriate to grant mandatory order requiring authority to comply with duty — Housing Act 1996 (c 52), ss 193(2), 206

[2022] EWCA Civ 601; [2022] QB 604; [2022] 3 WLR 71; [2022] 4 All ER 302; [2022] WLR(D) 198, CA

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Homeless persons — Suitability of accommodation — Local housing authority breaching duty to secure that suitable accommodation available for homeless applicant — Whether appropriate to grant mandatory order requiring authority to comply with duty — Housing Act 1996 (c 52), s 193(2)

[2023] UKSC 45; [2025] AC 335; [2023] 3 WLR 1178; [2024] 2 All ER 93, SC(E)

Appellate History

R (Imam) v Croydon London Borough Council [2021] EWHC 1024 (Admin); [2021] 1 WLR 4031; [2021] WLR(D) 235, QBD

Decision of Steyn J affirmed

R (Imam) v Croydon London Borough Council [2022] EWCA Civ 601; [2022] QB 604; [2022] 3 WLR 71; [2022] 4 All ER 302; [2022] WLR(D) 198, CA

R (Imam) v Croydon London Borough Council [2021] EWHC 739 (Admin); [2021] HLR 44, QBD

Decision of Matthew Gullick QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge reversed

R (Imam) v Croydon London Borough Council [2022] EWCA Civ 601; [2022] QB 604; [2022] 3 WLR 71; [2022] 4 All ER 302; [2022] WLR(D) 198, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal sub nom affirmed

R (Imam) v Croydon London Borough Council [2023] UKSC 45; [2025] AC 335; [2023] 3 WLR 1178; [2024] 2 All ER 93, SC(E)

Commentary

Nearly Legal
A Sigh of Relief: Elkundi & Ors v Birmingham City Council Case comment

No messing about Case comment

Saying you are broke isn’t enough to avoid a duty – suitable accommodation and resources Case comment

Oxford Human Rights Hub
A Justiciable Right to Housing? The UK Supreme Court’s Decision in R (Imam) v London Borough of Croydon Case comment