5/15/2025 12:59:30 PM Devonshires named finalists at the Midlands Residential Property Awards 2025 By Devonshires News We’re proud to announce that Devonshires has been shortlisted for ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at this year’s Midlands Residential Property...
6/3/2025 9:46:23 AM Shared Ownership Council creates new Shared Ownership Code By Rebecca Brady Jatinder Bhamber A new Shared Ownership Code (“the Code”) has been created by the Shared Ownership Council, which is backed by 27 housing providers and...
6/2/2025 3:09:33 PM Welsh Government announces Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill By Gemma Bell Victoria Smith The Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill (the “Bill”) and the associated Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the...
5/30/2025 11:03:49 AM Roof garden storeys: new MHCLG guidance reiterates that FTT is wrong By Will O'Brien Back in October 2024, a ruling of the First-Tier Tribunal cast doubt over the accuracy and legality of Government guidance as to...
5/30/2025 10:57:23 AM Grenfell - The First Progress Report By Lena Barnes Following the Government’s acceptance of all the findings of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on 26 February 2025, it agreed to take action to...
5/29/2025 4:42:53 PM Housing Ombudsman releases latest Spotlight report on repairs and maintenance By Victoria Smith Kerri Harrison The Housing Ombudsman has released its latest Spotlight report titled “Repairing Trust”. The report sets out that the causes for...
5/29/2025 9:04:47 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: The ‘all reasonable steps’ defence following Mr Campbell v 1) Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & 2) Mr Wesley Hammond By Chris Cuckney Under the Equality Act 2010, an employer is liable for the discriminatory acts of its employees if those acts are done during the course...
5/27/2025 12:46:17 PM Learning from retail cyberattacks - our practical cybersecurity tips By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell The recent cyberattack on retail giant Marks & Spencer serves as a stark reminder of the escalating digital threats facing organisations...
5/23/2025 1:40:14 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: The Government’s White Paper on “Restoring Control over the UK Immigration System” By Chris Cuckney In response to growing public and political concerns that the current levels of legal migration are sustainable, last week the Government...
5/21/2025 2:38:41 PM Supreme Court publishes decision on URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd By James King Will O'Brien Story so far… URS was the structural engineer for BDW in relation to residential tower blocks that were developed between 2005 and 2012. ...
5/20/2025 1:00:01 PM Housing Ombudsman examines good communication in complaint handling, in recent severe maladministration report By Kerri Harrison Anna Bennett The Housing Ombudsman released its learning from severe maladministration report in April 2024. This report sets out four tests of good...
5/16/2025 12:25:38 PM New London Plan Consultation is now live By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston Ben Halsey The Greater London Authority (GLA) has published its formal consultation document, ‘Towards a New London Plan’, asking stakeholders and...
5/15/2025 4:40:41 PM HCLG expresses concerns over Government response to the Grenfell Tower fire By Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher The House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government committee (HCLG) has written to the Angela Raynor (Secretary of State) and...