NOTE: Publishes October 2024 - print version available for pre-order

Domestic Abuse and Housing is a practical handbook to assist practitioners and advisers in navigating the complicated intersection of domestic abuse, family and housing law. It combines law and procedure with invaluable guidance on practice.

Covering all the areas of domestic abuse that are relevant to housing matters, including the relevant aspects of family law, this is an essential book for legal and non-legal practitioners and advisers working in housing or domestic abuse.

Contents include:

The Domestic Abuse Act; Legal aid; Refuge accommodation; The first meeting: practical issues and common problems; Migrants; Housing: injunctions, social and private rented housing, mortgaged properties; Homelessness and allocation; Local authority housing options and obligations; Family: property and housing rights, injunctions, occupation orders; Immediate protection and other family law remedies; Welfare benefits; International issues; The future; Useful resources.