May 03, 2024 Common Weaknesses in Housing Association Anti-money Laundering Compliance By Rachel Orgill-Harris Whilst the number of suspicious activity reports made by housing associations to the National Crime Agency has historically been very...
Apr 30, 2024 Appointment of a Health and Safety Lead By Kathryn Kligerman Section 10 of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 amended the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 so that a duty is placed upon...
Jan 09, 2024 Use it or lose it – local authorities to get control over empty high street premises By Neil Toner The compulsory commercial property auction is one of the most radical, but least reported on, concepts contained within the Levelling-up...
Jan 04, 2024 2024/2025 Rent Increases By Samantha Grix The Regulator of Social Housing has today confirmed that the 7% cap on Social and Affordable Rent increases will not be extended after 31...
Nov 23, 2023 SHDF Wave 2.2 - Funding Applications Now Live By Devonshires Following the success of SHDF Wave 2.1, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (“DESNZ”) has now launched SHDF Wave 2.2 – to...
Nov 13, 2023 Key takeaways from Devonshires' Building Safety Conference - Dutyholders By Ellie Fletcher On 30 October 2023, at the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) Conference, Lee Russell, Michael Wharfe, and Ellie Fletcher explored the...
Nov 06, 2023 Our Building Safety Act Conference - a week on… By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane Lee Russell Mark Foxcroft Neil Lawlor +2 more... Show less A week has now passed since our inaugural conference on the Building Safety Act. The conference was a joint project between our Housing...
Nov 02, 2023 The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 will introduce a change to the definition of "qualifying lease" in the Building Safety Act 2022 By Zoe McLean-Wells Mark Foxcroft The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 received royal assent on 26 October 2023. When it comes into force, section 243 will insert a...
Oct 31, 2023 Property Guardian Companies and HMOs - considerations for freeholders By Anna Bennett Last week, the Court of Appeal decision in Global 100 Ltd v Jimenez and Global Guardians Management Ltd v LB Hounslow and others [2023]...
Oct 18, 2023 RAAC in Scottish housing: early lessons for social housing providers in England By Will O'Brien Image credit: Hillside housing, Girdleness Road, Aberdeen by Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0,...
Oct 12, 2023 Rent reform introduced for shared ownership leases By Samantha Grix Coming as somewhat of a surprise, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has today announced reforms to shared...
Sep 22, 2023 Asset Registers – An important tool for social housing providers By Scott Turner In today's ever-evolving financial landscape, management of assets and liabilities has become paramount for social housing providers. An...