08 May, 2024 23/05/2024 - Wayleave Agreements and the Electronic Communications Code By Luke Hartnell In this webinar we will look at different types of Wayleave Agreements and discuss the impact of the statutory rights Operators benefit...
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...
19 Apr, 2024 Scottish landlord reprimanded by the ICO for data breach By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has reprimanded Scottish social Landlord Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) for the...
10 Apr, 2024 Housing Management & Property Litigation Brief – April 2024 By Donna McCarthy Lee Russell Our latest Housing Management & Property Litigation Brief, as well as the equivalent Wales edition; are now live! Housing Management &...
04 Apr, 2024 The Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) – 1st April 2024 update By Alex Clarke The purpose of this Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) is to improve the quality of social housing in Wales. The Welsh Government aims...
03 Apr, 2024 New penalty guidance issued by the Information Commissioner By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell The Information Commissioner (the ‘Commissioner’) has issued updated guidance on when issuing a penalty notice is appropriate and the...
02 Apr, 2024 Update: Upper Tribunal determines that a manager appointed by the First Tier Tribunal is not an Accountable Person under the Building Safety Act 2022 By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells Lee Russell The manager, Mr Unsdorfer, appealed the First Tier Tribunal’s (‘FTT’) decision that a manager appointed by the FTT under a management...
02 Apr, 2024 New Guidance on Building Liability Orders By Mark London Will O'Brien This new ruling provides clarity on how the Courts may treat Building Liability Orders in the future. What is a Building Liability Order...
28 Mar, 2024 Housing Ombudsman launches consultation on proposed approach to Good Practice By Victoria Smith Donna McCarthy On Tuesday 26 March 2024 the Housing Ombudsman ('the HO') launched a consultation for social landlords on its proposed approach for...
28 Mar, 2024 25/04/2024 - Devonshires & Cornerstone Barristers Renting Homes (Wales) Conference 2024 - Devonshires By Luke Hartnell Devonshires and Cornerstone Barristers warmly invite you to an afternoon conference on the Renting Homes (Wales) Act. As we are now past...
15 Mar, 2024 Quick thoughts following SHLA By Anna Bennett It was a pleasure to attend this year’s SHLA conference and catch up with contemporaries and hear from experts in the social housing...
15 Mar, 2024 TSM Technical Requirements updated to reflect Housing Ombudsman's 2024 Complaints Handling Code By Samantha Grix Donna McCarthy This morning the Regulator of Social Housing published an updated version of the Technical Requirements to align with the Housing...