Oct 14, 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...
Oct 09, 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...
Oct 02, 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...
Sep 30, 2024 Consumer credit: the FCA is changing its data requirements By Rachel Dros Alice Overton The FCA is planning to significantly change the way consumer credit firms report on certain regulated activities. On 12 September it...
Sep 12, 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...
Sep 02, 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...
Aug 23, 2024 How does an internal investigation affect an inquest? By Samantha Grix Narin Masera After having recently represented a Registered Provider of Social Housing (RP) during an inquest following the death of one of their...
Aug 09, 2024 The proposed new UK Prospectus regime – key forthcoming changes for housing association bond issuers By Rachel Orgill-Harris Michelle Pascua The publication of the FCA’s proposed new rules for admission to trading on regulated UK markets has been long-awaited and eagerly...
Aug 05, 2024 An update from the Charity Commission on non-charitable subsidiaries By Andrew Cowan Gemma Bell This recent investigation related to a complaint made around the way in which the Global Warming Policy Foundation (the “Foundation”)...
Aug 01, 2024 Housing Ombudsman launches Call for Evidence for new report on housing maintenance By Donna McCarthy Kerri Harrison Victoria Smith On 1 August 2024, the Housing Ombudsman (the ‘HO’) launched a ‘Call for Evidence’ to inform its next Spotlight report. The report is...
Jul 29, 2024 The New UK Listing Rules – Key changes for housing association bond issuers By Michelle Pascua Rachel Orgill-Harris The Listing Rules previously set out the mandatory standards for any company wishing to list its shares or securities on the main market...
Jul 24, 2024 New Shared Ownership affordability guidance: Are you ready for 31 July? By Narin Masera Samantha Grix On 31 July 2024, the transitional period for implementation of the updated Affordability Guidance for shared ownership in Part 6B of the...