Social Housing Law

Professor John Alder, Emeritus Professor of Law Newcastle University. Previously held posts at Birmingham, Exeter, Keele and Bangor Universities. Publications include books and articles on Constitutional Law, Planning and Environment Law and Housing Law. Board member and Chair of various housing associations.Professor Christopher Handy OBE. Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University. Governor at the University of Wolverhampton. Previously Group Chief Executive of Accord Housing Group, Board member of Trident Housing Group and WVLiving, an arms length housing company of Wolverhampton City Council. Editorial Board of The Journal of Housing Law. Publications include Housing Association Law (5 editions), Housing Discrimination Law and numerous articles on housing, discrimination, human rights, deprivation of liberty and governance law.

• Part 1: Social Housing Providers1. The nature of Social Housing2.. The history and evolution of Social Housing 3. Local authority housing: its rise, fall and revival4. Housing associations: classification : charities non charities, cooperatives ,local authority related bodies5. Private providersPart 2: Regulation6. The Regulator of Social Housing7. The Charity Commission8. Care Quality Commission9. CBS Registrar10. Legal effect of regulations , directives and guidancePart 3: Governance Standards11. General Obligations of Boards12. Financial ControlsPart 4 : Protection of Tenants: distinctive social housing features13. Security of Tenure 14. Consumer standards15. Methods of Redress