Oct 03, 2024 The EHRC issues new guidance on supporting disabled workers during hybrid working By Chris Cuckney Hybrid working continues to grow in popularity across the UK, and this trend seems set to continue with the new Labour Government...
Oct 02, 2024 News on measures to ensure decent homes for all By Justine Hunkins It has been announced that the Government will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard ('the Standard') for the rented sectors. We have...
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 27, 2024 10 Key Housing Management and Property Litigation takeaways from the BSA Conference 2024 By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells On 25 September 2024, Devonshires hosted their flagship Building Safety Act 2022 Conference. Following on from last year’s success, this...
Sep 26, 2024 10 Key Takeaways from Renters' Rights Bill webinar By Donna McCarthy Anna Bennett Jatinder Bhamber We ran our first Renters' Rights Bill webinar today and received some great questions and feedback from our delegates. Below we set out...
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 12, 2024 Renters' Rights Bill introduced to Parliament By Anna Bennett The Renters' Rights Bill was introduced into Parliament yesterday, 11 September 2024, for its first reading with the date for the second...
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 30, 2024 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference Returns By Lee Russell Mark London Following last year’s success, we are delighted to announce the return of our flagship conference on the Building Safety Act 2022. The...
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...