29 Feb, 2024 NEW Consumer Standards published By Gemma Bell Matthew Waters Kathryn Kligerman Samantha Grix +1 more... Show less The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (‘the Act’) puts the regulation of the consumer standards on the same footing as the economic...
14 Feb, 2024 Devonshires acts for Bromford Housing Group on innovative £75 million Sustainability Linked Loan By Rachel Orgill-Harris We are delighted to have acted for Bromford Housing Group on a new £75 million sustainability linked loan with HSBC. The loan, alongside...
14 Feb, 2024 The public register of Higher Risk Buildings is now live By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane The Building Safety Regulator’s public register of higher risk buildings went live on 12 February 2024. The register provides information...
13 Feb, 2024 Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and further changes to come By Camilla Weston Hannah Langford The Government’s updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in December 2023 focuses on housing delivery, efficient land...
09 Feb, 2024 Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code becomes statutory By Donna McCarthy The Housing Ombudsman (‘HO’) and the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (‘LGSCO’) have launched their aligned Complaint Handling...
09 Feb, 2024 What happened to our insurance?! How PAS 9980 Assessments and external wall remediation might impact, and possibly jeopardise, your building insurance By Michael Wharfe Stephen Netherway Amongst our Housing Association and public sector clients, we are noticing a developing trend in buildings insurance that raises...
08 Feb, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Ministry of Justice launches a consultation on the (re-) introduction of fees in Employment Tribunals By Melissa Chuttur On 29 January 2024 the Government issued a consultation paper on the re-introduction of fees in Employment Tribunals and the Employment...
06 Feb, 2024 Devonshires Banking Update - February 2024 By Alice Overton Our latest update is now available. This edition includes a profile of our newest qualified Solicitor, Lucy Poppleton, and a round up of...
02 Feb, 2024 New government consultation on social housing allocation By Donna McCarthy The Government announced a new consultation on 30 January 2024, as to how they propose to ‘crack down on rule breakers’ with regard to...
02 Feb, 2024 Axiom Ince: our role so far By Luke Hartnell Immediately after an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) that identified a £64m hole in Axiom Ince’s client...
01 Feb, 2024 Strategic Land – Consultation on Contractual Control on Land By Katie Fung The consultation on contractual control on land is now open and is set to close on 20 March 2024. For the purpose of the consultation,...
01 Feb, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: The definition of "worker" cannot be extended on human rights grounds to cover external job candidates as whistleblowers. By Melissa Chuttur In the recent case of Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the definition of ‘"worker" cannot be...