18 Dec, 2024 Homes England publishes ‘clearance’ database of Section 106 affordable housing sites By Ben Halsey Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Jonathan Jarvis +1 more... Show less Homes England (HE) has now made available the Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service, which is a database (or what some are...
10 Dec, 2024 Planning Committee Reform By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston As part of its drive to get Britain building again the Government have issued a consultation paper inviting views on a national scheme of...
30 Oct, 2024 New Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act Regulations amend Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane On 7 October 2024, the Government made the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1018)...
22 Oct, 2024 Roof garden storeys: MHCLG asks sector and regulators to disregard FTT ruling By Will O'Brien On 18 October 2024, the Government published a joint statement on the issue of whether a roof garden is classified as a storey when...
21 Oct, 2024 Loans to social housing providers backed by National Wealth Fund guarantees By Rachel Dros Alice Overton Rachel Orgill-Harris In recent months there have been loud and numerous calls for innovative finance models to be developed in order to release funding for...
14 Oct, 2024 Proposed changes to co-operative and community benefit society law – further thought needed? By Gemma Bell The Law Commission (sponsored by HM Treasury) has undertaken a review of the key piece of legislation governing co-operative and...
09 Oct, 2024 Devonshires act for Moat Homes Limited in new £100m Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme funding By Luke Bevis We are delighted to have acted for Moat Homes Limited on its new £100m loan under the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme. The transaction...
02 Oct, 2024 News on measures to ensure decent homes for all By Devonshires It has been announced that the Government will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard ('the Standard') for the rented sectors. We have...
02 Oct, 2024 Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund, Wave 3 and Subsidy Control Compliance By Joanna Bouloux Jonathan Jarvis Applications for the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (formerly known as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (the “Fund”)), Wave 3...
12 Sep, 2024 High Risk Buildings: Security Considerations By Charlotte Ingram The horror of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower continues to reverberate throughout the social housing sector, as we soberly digest the...
12 Sep, 2024 Renters' Rights Bill introduced to Parliament By Anna Bennett The Renters' Rights Bill was introduced into Parliament yesterday, 11 September 2024, for its first reading with the date for the second...
02 Sep, 2024 Social Housing's Professionals' League: Devonshires ranked No.1 for institutional investment deals By Rachel Dros Rachel Orgill-Harris Alice Overton We are delighted to be the most instructed legal advisor for housing association borrowers and issuers, as reported by Social Housing's...