Mother wins case

Thursday 07 July 1994 23:02 BST

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The Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Yvette Hawthorn, 32, a mother of five, saying that the London Borough of Wandsworth - which had refused to rehouse her because she had 'made herself intentionally homeless' by building up pounds 3,719 rent arrears - had failed to take into account her overall financial situation.

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