Dr padraic kenna 2005 this book provides a valuable guide to understanding the origins and extent of contemporary human rights and housing rights instruments the promotion and development of housing rights offers a source of inspiration as well as an established corpus of law and standards to counter the race to the bottom where states compete for foreign direct investment low taxation . Housing rights guide 2008 09 geoffrey randall housing rights guide 2008 09 geoffrey randall the housing rights guide is an indispensable reference book widely used by advisers and people with housing problems this new edition has been fully updated to include recent changes in english and welsh housing law and practice such as the latest homelessness code of guidance new protection for . Housing rights and human rights as well as outlining the various legal instruments that are currently in place to advance housing rights it also provides a critical analysis of such instruments and how they have been used in different countries particularly in the european union whilst there has been much discussion in recent times on. The human right to adequate housing is more than just four walls and a roof it is the right of every woman man youth and child to gain and sustain a safe and secure home and community in which to live in peace and dignity the right to adequate housing toolkit elements of the right to adequate housing legal security of tenure regardless of the type of tenure all persons should possess a . This guide will provide a practical and accessible analysis of the new law and its implications for practice it will be essential reading for housing lawyers and conveyancers estate agents local authority and social housing advisers and managers as well as those dealing with park homes environmental health and trading standards officers and surveyors responsible for property management