05 Dec, 2024 Remediation Acceleration Plan - Deadline set for the removal of dangerous cladding By Mark London Rachel Jones Building owners have 5 years to remove dangerous cladding, or they face potential prison sentences On 2nd December, in open letters to...
03 Dec, 2024 The Government has now responded to the Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Plus consultation By Mark London Lee Russell Residential Personal emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) will soon be necessary It was recommended by Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower...
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...
23 Aug, 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...
09 Jul, 2024 Key Points from the First Round of Consumer Gradings By Sharon Thandi Today the Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator) has published its first round of consumer gradings for Registered Providers (RPs)...
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...
13 Nov, 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...
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...