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...
6/11/2025 12:24:21 PM Consumer Credit Reform: What housing associations need to know By Alice Overton Amirah Adekunle-Fowora The government's long-promised overhaul of UK consumer credit regulation has commenced. It wants to modernise this now overly complex...
6/3/2025 9:46:23 AM Shared Ownership Council creates new Shared Ownership Code By Rebecca Brady Jatinder Bhamber A new Shared Ownership Code (“the Code”) has been created by the Shared Ownership Council, which is backed by 27 housing providers and...
6/2/2025 3:09:33 PM Welsh Government announces Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill By Gemma Bell Victoria Smith The Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill (the “Bill”) and the associated Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the...
5/30/2025 11:03:49 AM Roof garden storeys: new MHCLG guidance reiterates that FTT is wrong By Will O'Brien Back in October 2024, a ruling of the First-Tier Tribunal cast doubt over the accuracy and legality of Government guidance as to...
5/29/2025 4:42:53 PM Housing Ombudsman releases latest Spotlight report on repairs and maintenance By Victoria Smith Kerri Harrison The Housing Ombudsman has released its latest Spotlight report titled “Repairing Trust”. The report sets out that the causes for...
5/27/2025 12:46:17 PM Learning from retail cyberattacks - our practical cybersecurity tips By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell The recent cyberattack on retail giant Marks & Spencer serves as a stark reminder of the escalating digital threats facing organisations...
5/21/2025 2:38:41 PM Supreme Court publishes decision on URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd By James King Will O'Brien Story so far… URS was the structural engineer for BDW in relation to residential tower blocks that were developed between 2005 and 2012. ...
5/20/2025 1:00:01 PM Housing Ombudsman examines good communication in complaint handling, in recent severe maladministration report By Kerri Harrison Anna Bennett The Housing Ombudsman released its learning from severe maladministration report in April 2024. This report sets out four tests of 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...
5/15/2025 4:40:41 PM HCLG expresses concerns over Government response to the Grenfell Tower fire By Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher The House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government committee (HCLG) has written to the Angela Raynor (Secretary of State) and...
5/15/2025 11:49:22 AM Welsh Government announces legislative plans for next 12 months By Victoria Smith The Welsh Government has announced its legislative plans for the next 12 months. This laid out their final legislative programme of this...