Social Housing Law focuses on specific legal issues relating to the social housing sector, both public and private. The book looks at statutory provisions and case law, drawing on the framework and body of regulatory and administrative law relevant to the sector.

The book analyses the essential legal features that distinguish social housing and its patchwork of structures and forms of regulation, offering up- to- date legal analysis and criticism of the new regulatory regime, regulatory powers and standards and especially consumer and governance standards. This is an essential guide for lawyers, landlords, housing managers and housing officers as well as policy makers, academics and students.

Social Housing Law, formerly known as Housing Associations: a legal handbook, is the only legal guide to focus on those areas of the law which are truly 'social housing law'.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Local Government Law online service.

Professor John Alder, Emeritus Professor of Law Newcastle University. Previously held posts at Birmingham, Exeter, Keele and Bangor Universities. Publications include books and articles on Constitutional Law, Planning and Environment Law and Housing Law. Board member and Chair of various housing associations.

Professor Christopher Handy OBE. Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University. Governor at the University of Wolverhampton. Previously Group Chief Executive of Accord Housing Group, Board member of Trident Housing Group and WVLiving, an arms length housing company of Wolverhampton City Council. Editorial Board of The Journal of Housing Law. Publications include Housing Association Law (5 editions), Housing Discrimination Law and numerous articles on housing, discrimination, human rights, deprivation of liberty and governance law.