7/23/2025 2:19:09 PM CLC Issues New Guidance to Tackle Gateway 2 Delays By Mark London Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...
7/10/2025 4:14:04 PM Law Commission’s review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in respect - business leases and security of tenure By Grant Duranti What’s this all about? The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (aka the ‘54 Act) governs security of tenure for business premises. Specifically,...
7/10/2025 3:04:04 PM Recent Government announcements and consultations, including the launch of the rebranded £39 Billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme By Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Jonathan Jarvis The UK Government has over the last couple of weeks made several significant announcements and published a number of consultations,...
7/2/2025 8:00:54 AM UK Government Launches Ambitious Ten-Year Infrastructure Strategy – perspectives for housing and other social infrastructure By Caroline Mostowfi Following the recent Spending Review and related announcements, the UK Government has now provided a landmark ten-year Infrastructure...
6/13/2025 11:26:36 AM Recent Prevention of Future Death Report Highlights the Importance of Internal Investigations By Narin Masera On 20 May 2025, a Prevention of Future Deaths Report (PFD) was made by the Coroner in Birmingham and Solihull Coroner's Court following a...
6/11/2025 3:56:37 PM Spending Review marks a big renewal for housing in the UK By Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Ben Halsey The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, presented her 2025 Spending Review (SR25) to Parliament today and, on the face of things, it was very 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...
5/1/2025 7:59:55 AM Private prosecutions: What they are, how they work, and why they matter By Matthew Garbutt Private prosecutions are a little-known but powerful legal tool. They allow individuals or organisations to bring criminal proceedings...
4/29/2025 11:24:24 AM HM Land Registry strategic priorities and housing targets By Ben Halsey In February, Matthew Pennycook, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, wrote to the Board Chair of His Majesty’s Land Registry...
4/28/2025 12:50:19 PM Heathrow substation fire raises important issues about electricity infrastructure By Nat Cartwright Ben Halsey The recent fire which broke out at the North Hyde substation (SST) in Hayes, west London received significant publicity over the...
4/3/2025 3:22:25 PM Publication of new NHBC Housing Warranty Policies including changes in respect of insolvency cover By Triya Maicha Philip Evans Ben Halsey On 1 April 2025, the National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) published an updated version of its Buildmark and Buildmark Choice Housing...
3/31/2025 11:19:28 AM Spring Statement - 2025 By Ben Halsey The key announcements for the housing sector in the Chancellor's Spring Statement last week were as follows: 2bn grant...