Introductory Tenancies

Johns and Mclellan v Bracknelll Forest DC and Another (Unreported QBD Admin. Ct)

Introductory tenancies, introduced by Chapter 1 of Part V of the Housing Act 1996, whereby a prospective tenant occupies the premises for a trial period of a year before acquiring a secured tenancy are under attack. The claimants sought to establish by way of judicial review that (i) the regime of introductory tenancies is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and (ii) that the defendant landlord was acting in a matter incompatible with Convention rights in electing to operate such a regime.