09 May, 2024 RSH Fees Consultation Published - what does this mean for your organisation By Sharon Thandi The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published the outcome of its consultation on changes to its fee principles and confirmed fee...
07 May, 2024 Government Consultation on 2014 Health and Social Care Regulations Opens By Narin Masera On 26 April 2024, the Government opened their consultation (the Consultation) on whether to remove the expiry date of the Health and...
30 Apr, 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...
22 Apr, 2024 Inquests and Registered Providers of Social Housing; what to do when your organisation is involved in an inquest? By Narin Masera Samantha Grix An inquest into the death of an individual is held where the cause of death was due to unnatural circumstances. Sadly, these occur all...
03 Apr, 2024 Procurement Act 2023: New draft Procurement Regulations and Guidance published By Kris Kelliher Following its consultation process the Government has now published the draft Procurement Regulations 2024 implementing certain aspects...
31 Oct, 2023 The Procurement Act 2023 receives Royal Assent By Kris Kelliher The long-awaited Procurement Act 2023 finally received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Cabinet Office has said that it plans to...
27 Sep, 2023 Regeneration Projects – Procurement Considerations By Kris Kelliher In this article we look at the public procurement issues associated with regeneration projects, for both local authority / Registered...
19 Sep, 2023 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference By Lee Russell Mark London We are delighted to announce our conference on the Building Safety Act, a flagship event from Devonshires which will take place on Monday...
07 Sep, 2023 What is a Section 114 Notice and what happens next? By Jonathan Jarvis Birmingham City Council (the Council) has recently hit the news following the issue of its Section 114 notice under the Local Government...
16 Aug, 2023 Ombudsman urges Councils to do more to tackle ASB By Victoria Smith The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has today published a report urging those on the frontline of tackling antisocial...
03 Aug, 2023 Leasehold Reform: What's the Update By Jatinder Bhamber Following the Government in 2017 announcing plans to to review the position relating to new builds being a leasehold rather than...
26 Jul, 2023 Shared Ownership - A Call for Evidence By Jatinder Bhamber The Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government Select Committee has set up an inquiry to consider the challenges associated with...