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Court Deems London’s 1,300 Homeless Relocations Unlawful

6/8/2026

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Courts have ruled that relocating at least 1,300 homeless households by London boroughs to other regions is unlawful.
The councils hired Reloc8 and spent up to £1 million to move families to sparsely furnished homes in the north-east.
Charities and MPs argue the relocations breach legal duties to house families locally and have left sex-trafficking survivors in unsafe conditions with fear, nightmares and loss of support services.

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Story summary

Courts have ruled that relocating at least 1,300 homeless households by London boroughs to other regions is unlawful.
The councils hired Reloc8 and spent up to £1 million to move families to sparsely furnished homes in the north-east.
Charities and MPs argue the relocations breach legal duties to house families locally and have left sex-trafficking survivors in unsafe conditions with fear, nightmares and loss of support services.