Mark Prichard

Housing consultant & trainer working across England & Wales.

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

I've updated my guide showing the text of the Welsh homelessness legislation, as it will read once the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) 2026 is comes into force. https://t.co/o9t5X20Ay5

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

@Huws_Gray What's the point of your click and collect if we drive 55 minutes to your Porthmadog store when you *don't* have the item as promised? No money off or home delivery offered. Very poor service. Maybe the answer is to not shop with Huws Gray at all?

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Text of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 as it will be amended in due course by the Renters' Rights Act 2025: https://t.co/bOxpvOWiLz

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

A guide showing how the text of the Welsh homelessness legislation will be amended by the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill (if it becomes law) https://t.co/FwLqnI76jb

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

@Uksimes2 I have a spare ticket for Friday at the time of writing. Message me

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

@Uksimes2 Message me if you're interested in a ticket for Friday.

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

@HF_LawCentre Oh no. My condolences to Simon's family, friends and colleagues. Thinking of you at this difficult time.

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Been off Twitter for weeks (because of a login issue and general incompetence). Can't say I've missed it!

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Housing needs assessment for homeless person failed to consider social services assessment, earlier housing assessment, reasons for homelessness, and all potential household members. Also, relying on 'portal' failed to constitute notification as applicant didnt have IT equipment

[Housing Case Law Bot @housing_law_bot]

SK, R (On the Application Of) v Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead [2024] EWHC 158 (Admin) (31 January 2024) https://t.co/XetKEeCJnN

[Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris @JOgilvieHarris]

This is a constitutionally significant case addressing when a Court should make a mandatory order where a local housing authority is in breach of a statutory duty but has limited resources. This required the Supreme Court to look at the separation of powers ...

[Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw]

💡 Social Welfare Update💡

'Remedying past injustices: local authorities’ discretion to treat young people as former relevant children following flawed assessments'

New blog by @Tessa__Buchanan of Garden Ct Chambers.

Read it here ▶ https://t.co/mgnwWFsfvw

[Housing Officer @CHousingofficer]

Open letter from 158 local councils that attended the District Council's Network October summit, to Jeremy Hunt requesting urgent intervention.

Homelessness units are close to collapse.

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

@justinbates28 Well, yes!

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

White paper on homelessness reform in Wales. Responses by 16 January 2024 https://t.co/wRRnjxmekE

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Legislative review and recommendations for homelessness reform in Wales. Report published, including recommendations by 'Expert Review Panel' convened by Welsh Government: https://t.co/e0omayMWoz

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Teenagers steered away from becoming looked after by social services https://t.co/kSjowsruhY

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Taking effect today: amended definition of who can be found intentionally homeless in England. Affects those who ceased to occupy 'supported exempt accommodation'. Amended version of HA 1996 section 191 available here: https://t.co/TAy6k68BoT

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Policy of offering private tenancies to discharge homelessness duties was not a proxy for offering households subject to benefits cap housing outside borough. No breach of s149 equality duty. In any event, compliance would not have led to different outcome.

[Housing Case Law Bot @housing_law_bot]

Webb-Harnden v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2023] EWCA Civ 992 (22 August 2023) https://t.co/8cPpScTsW2

[Mark Prichard @MarkPrich]

Ending the homelessness relief duty because suitable accommodation is available does not necessarily prevent applicant from remaining homeless, and being owed the main duty. There may be cases where the accommodation is not reasonable to continue to occupy https://t.co/3If3Tee2F1

[Karen Buck @KarenPBuckQP]

The number of homeless households in Temporary Accommodation has hit a record high of 104, 510

Hard to overstate what a calamity this is for the families and children involved. Insecure, often far from support networks, expensive, poor quality. Life- alteringingly awful