| Unit name | Housing Law and Policy |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD30111 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Cowan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
In this unit, the uneven relationship between housing law and policy is developed throughout. We look at their interaction and difficulties which each provides for the other. Although the expectation is that change in law will change practice, this is rarely born out in the everyday practices of housing management, finance and development. The unit examines the following topics: the development of housing; regulation of housing by central and local government as well as trade associations; access to housing homelessness, housing registers, rules for asylum-seekers; and the development of rights in housing, looking particularly at controls on the behaviour of occupants and their housing provider.
