7/30/2025 3:26:09 PM Examining the Building Safety (Wales) Bill By Mark London Matthew Cocklin Lena Barnes On 7 July 2025, the Welsh Government set out its new, landmark Building Safety (Wales) Bill (“the Bill”) in response to the Grenfell...
8/5/2025 11:46:06 AM Proposal to Outlaw Upwards Only Rent Reviews By Jamie Barden Dan Moan Ben Halsey On 10 July 2025, the Government introduced the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (the Bill). The purpose of the Bill is...
8/1/2025 3:15:46 PM Court of Appeal clarifies consequences of failing to serve Notice of Invitation to Participate on tenant By Mark Foxcroft Jatinder Bhamber In Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Co Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1016, the Court of Appeal determined that a Right to Manage (“RTM”)...
8/1/2025 1:54:28 PM Should I stay or should I go? The Law Commission (LC) is consulting on future of chancel repair liability By Marisa Lambkin Ben Halsey Let's go back to October 2013, when we all thought that chancel repair liability (CR) was going to be abolished. Deeply embedded in...
8/1/2025 8:51:42 AM Ending the Reign of Retention? By Lena Barnes Cash is king is a phrase used often, and to some extent too much, within the construction industry. The reality is that it is the flow of...
7/31/2025 3:45:50 PM The recent case of Westminster City Council v Gems House Residences Chiltern Street Limited & Anor [2025] highlights the intentions behind Mortgagee Protection Clauses By Hayley Shepherd Saghar Roya Background In April 2013, Westminster City Council (WCC) granted a planning permission for a mixed-use development, which included a...
7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer Ben Halsey +1 more... Show less Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...
7/30/2025 3:20:41 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Big Changes to the UK's Visa Sponsorship Rules from 22 July 2025 By Chris Cuckney Following the Government’s Immigration White Paper earlier this year, sweeping changes to the UK’s visa sponsorship rules have now come...
7/29/2025 9:55:43 AM Can parties adjudicate a dispute arising under a settlement agreement: recent court guidance in London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 (TCC) By Patrick Trevor Karen Morean Summary Parties have the option to adjudicate an issue arising under a contract if: there is an express right to adjudicate in the...
7/28/2025 2:44:38 PM Investors, Insolvency and necessary Investigations - steps for landlords By Marisa Lambkin Ben Halsey First this year we had Quiz’s (second) round of calling in the administrators. Next, Poundland’s ironic asset sale for…£1. Now River...
7/28/2025 8:20:28 AM SMCR Reform: What Housing Associations Need to Know By Alice Overton On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury (HMT), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) each published...
7/25/2025 10:04:02 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Accessing disability and “substantial adverse effect” following Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd By Chris Cuckney In the recent case of Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided useful guidance that will assist HR...
7/24/2025 12:46:36 PM Memorandum of Understanding between the Regulator of Social Housing and the Building Safety Regulator By Kathryn Kligerman Samantha Grix Sharon Thandi Yaasica Hamilton-Haye +1 more... Show less Memorandums of understanding ("MoU") are agreements between parties outlining a common intention to cooperate to achieve specific goals....