“… importance to the good of occupants that houses which ought to be treated as HMOs do not escape statutory control”. In Brent London Borough Council v Reynolds [2001] EWCA Civ 1843; [2002] HLR 15 Buxton LJ identified that Parliament had made special provision for HMOs because of the fact that it was often persons and families most in need…”
“…who decided by analogy with the approach taken in pre-2004 Act authorities, including the decision of the Court of Appeal in London Borough of Brent v Reynolds [2001] EWCA Civ 1843, [2002] HLR 15, that the appeal is “a complete re-hearing, but not one which disregards entirely the decision of the local housing authority”. That approach co…”