Yours sincerely Section 3: No Application Triggered or to be proceeded with Letters Letter 10: THIS IS A DECISION BASED ON THE COURT CASES THAT RELATE TO WHEN A LOCAL AUTHORITY MUST TAKE A HOMELESS APPLICATION FROM SOMEONE WITH A HOUSING PROBLEM UNFORTUNATELY NO APPLICATION HAS BEEN TAKEN BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IS SATISFIED THAT THERE ARE NO NEW FACTS THAT WERE NOT KNOWN ABOUT AT THE TIME WE DEALT WITH YOUR PREVIOUS APPLICATION, OR THAT ANY NEW FACTS KNOWN ARE TRIVIAL. Dear A summary of my decision You contacted the Council because you have a housing problem and wanted our help. We then carried out an assessment of your circumstances and considered the fact that you made a previous homelessness application to the council in put in date here. Unfortunately the outcome of our assessment is that you are not homeless despite there being some affordability issues for you. I am sorry that the rest of this letter has to be written in quite a legal way. Unfortunately, as this is a legal decision that is open to being judicially reviewed in court I am required to show that I have made my decision by applying the correct case law. This means that my decision can sound quite formal. Please accept my apologies and do not hesitate to contact me if you are not sure what the decision means, or you need me to explain any part of it. I have set out below the enquiries made which were to look at your previous application I’ve and the circumstances surrounding your current application to determine if there are new facts that relate to your current housing problem that would require me to assess a new homeless application. This is so you can understand the reasons for my decision that no new application duty is owed and how reached that decision. This helps you to decide I’ve whether to seek a judicial review or whether to seek independent legal advice. We think that it is always best to seek independent advice because the test we have to apply is complex and an independent advisor can explain my decision, check it, and advise on what options are available to you. Despite my decision the Council can continue to offer advice to help you resolve your housing problem and I can talk to you further about the help that may be available if you want to discuss it.
Yours sincerely Section 3: No Application Triggered or to be proceeded with Letters Letter 10: THIS IS A DECISION BASED ON THE COURT CASES THAT RELATE TO WHEN A LOCAL AUTHORITY MUST TAKE A HOMELESS APPLICATION FROM SOMEONE WITH A HOUSING PROBLEM UNFORTUNATELY NO APPLICATION HAS BEEN TAKEN BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IS SATISFIED THAT THERE ARE NO NEW FACTS THAT WERE NOT KNOWN ABOUT AT THE TIME WE DEALT WITH YOUR PREVIOUS APPLICATION, OR THAT ANY NEW FACTS KNOWN ARE TRIVIAL. Dear A summary of my decision You contacted the Council because you have a housing problem and wanted our help. We then carried out an assessment of your circumstances and considered the fact that you made a previous homelessness application to the council in put in date here. Unfortunately the outcome of our assessment is that you are not homeless despite there being some affordability issues for you. I am sorry that the rest of this letter has to be written in quite a legal way. Unfortunately, as this is a legal decision that is open to being judicially reviewed in court I am required to show that I have made my decision by applying the correct case law. This means that my decision can sound quite formal. Please accept my apologies and do not hesitate to contact me if you are not sure what the decision means, or you need me to explain any part of it. I have set out below the enquiries I’ve made which were to look at your previous application and the circumstances surrounding your current application to determine if there are new facts that relate to your current housing problem that would require me to assess a new homeless application. This is so you can understand the reasons for my decision that no new application duty is owed and how I’ve reached that decision. This helps you to decide whether to seek a judicial review or whether to seek independent legal advice. We think that it is always best to seek independent advice because the test we have to apply is complex and an independent advisor can explain my decision, check it, and advise on what options are available to you. Despite my decision the Council can continue to offer advice to help you resolve your housing problem and I can talk to you further about the help that may be available if you want to discuss it.
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