Court Blocks L and Q's Public Bodies Appeal

The Supreme Court has rejected an application by London and Quadrant to appeal against a ruling that housing associations are public bodies. The housing association was contesting the Court of Appeal decision made in June in the Weaver v L and Q case. That ruling said housing associations were public bodies and susceptible to claims under the Human Rights Act. The Supreme Court has now refused permission to appeal, holding that L and Q acted as a public body when it served a notice seeking possession of a tenant’s home. The judgement has wide implications for registered social landlords and the social housing sector. It opens the door for legal challenges on a number of decisions made by RSLs, including removing resident warden services.