11/3/2025 4:22:20 PM Electrical Safety Standards in the private and social rented sectors: Guidance published By Hana Rashid The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have now been updated to ensure that the...
10/28/2025 4:27:47 PM Judicial Review of LAFRA 2024: High Court Rejects Freeholders’ Challenge By Mark Foxcroft On 24 October 2025, the High Court delivered its judgment in the case of R (ARC Time Freehold Income Authorised Fund and others) v...
10/28/2025 10:42:52 AM Renters’ Rights Act Receives Royal Assent By Anna Bennett The Renters’ Rights Bill officially received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, marking its formal passage into law. Although the Act is...
10/27/2025 1:21:59 PM Awaab’s Law Regulations Now in Force: What This Means for Social Landlords By Baljit Basra Kerri Harrison From today (27 October 2025), the Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025, commonly known as...
10/22/2025 12:19:20 PM How late is too late to make an application for relief from forfeiture? : Mentmore Golf Investments Ltd v Gaymer By Mark Foxcroft Jatinder Bhamber The recent High Court decision in Mentmore Golf Investments Ltd v Gaymer [2025] EWHC 2604 (Ch) offers important clarification on the...
10/22/2025 7:47:16 AM Article published in Housing Management & Maintenance: “Re-imagining the Private Rented Sector" By Mark Foxcroft I have recently featured in Housing Management & Maintenance, writing an article on “Re-imagining the Private Rented Sector”. My article...
10/21/2025 3:34:30 PM Court of Appeal re-affirms extent of landlords’ discretion to decide ‘reasonable’ apportionment of service charges in Abacus 4 Ltd v Bradley By Mark Foxcroft The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Abacus Land 4 Ltd v Bradley and another [2025] EWCA Civ 1308 provides important clarification on...
10/15/2025 2:30:03 PM Electrical Safety Standards extended to Social Housing Landlords By Anna Bennett Emilie Pownall Hana Rashid On 23 September 2025, the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) (Amendment) (Extension to the Social Rented...
10/2/2025 8:35:55 AM The Competence & Conduct Standard cometh By Kirsty Thompson Following consultation which closed 18 months ago, the Government has now issued a direction to the Regulator of Social Housing to set a...
10/1/2025 3:43:55 PM STAIRS Update: Consultation outcome now published By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has today published: The outcome of its consultation on: (1) the proposed...
9/25/2025 12:46:34 PM Article published in The Negotiator: “Reforms will reshape rental market” By Mark Foxcroft I have recently featured in The Negotiator, writing an article on how “Reforms will reshape rental market”. My article covers how the...
9/24/2025 9:18:01 AM Upper Tribunal clarifies leaseholder protections for unsafe cladding By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane A recent decision by the Upper Tribunal (‘UT’) in Almacantar Centre Point Nominee No 1 Ltd and another v de Valk and others [2025] UKUT...