R (on the application of Susan Weaver) v London & Quadrant Housing Trust [2008] EWHC 1377 (Admin).

The High Court has held that the management and allocation of housing stock by a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) is a function of a public nature. Consequently, an RSL is to be regarded as a public authority for the purposes of section 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998.

This ruling means that the decisions of an RSL could be subject to judicial review applications being brought against them.

This case will be of interest to practitioners acting for, and against, an RSL.