Some councils offer an introductory tenancy to new tenants these offer only limited protection during the first year but full protection after the first year if you rent a house or flat from a private landlord it is likely that you are a tenant and will have an assured shorthold tenancy this type of tenancy is usually for a fixed term say six or twelve months although the tenancy can be extended the landlord can bring it to an end by serving the correct notice if the landlord does . This is the introduction to a monograph on the right to housing as a human right a human right to housing represents the laws most direct and overt protection of housing and home unlike other human rights through which the home incidentally receives protection and attention the right to housing raises housing itself to the position of primary . This event has been developed to provide officers within the social housing sector with an introduction to the law that affects their day today work housing law a basic survival guide search the housing quality network website search advanced options sign in register for hqn sign out menu news asset management network news equality diversity and inclusion network news health and . This course takes you through the basics of the english legal system and housing acts explains the different types of tenancies and tenancy agreements as well as the law around anti social behaviour and repairs it offers a topical perspective on todays issues too and explains the implications of current legislation. Introduction housing has an essential role in economic development of each country housing law in the nordic co untries copenhagen 397 p isbn 92 893 0236 4 ricardo d 1817 on the