23 Jul, 2024 Consultation on new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements comes to an end By Hetal Ruparelia Rebecca Brady Georgia Maskell The consultation launched by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) on the introduction of the new Social...
23 Jul, 2024 Housing Ombudsman and Regulator of Social Housing publish a new Memorandum of Understanding By Victoria Smith Samantha Grix Earlier this month the Housing Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) and Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator) published their new Memorandum...
17 Jul, 2024 All Change? Shared Ownership v Commonhold By Mark Foxcroft Does Labour’s manifesto commitment to make commonhold the default tenure spell the end of shared ownership? Labour’s manifesto stated...
11 Jul, 2024 All Change? The ‘immediate’ abolition of ‘no fault’ evictions By Anna Bennett What are the implications for Landlords, and the Courts, of Labour’s promise to abolish s21 no fault evictions immediately? The dust is...
09 Jul, 2024 All Change? Awaab’s Law and the Private Rented Sector By Victoria Smith How would Labour’s promised extension of ‘Awaab’s Law’ to the Private Rented Sector work? Within their manifesto, Labour set out their...
05 Jul, 2024 All Change? A guide to the new Government By Devonshires News So, the electorate has spoken and we have a new Labour Government (note: not the same thing as a New Labour Government). Whichever Prime...
01 Jul, 2024 Are RPs geared up to deal with inquests? By Samantha Grix The answer to the above question is all too often ‘no’ and is something that needs consideration. Fiona Underwood of Altair and I have...
06 Jun, 2024 Data Sharing to ensure tenant safety under the new Consumer Standards: Our top tips By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell Required Outcome 1.3 of the Safety and Quality Standard requires registered providers (RPs), when acting as landlords, to take all...
05 Jun, 2024 Shared Ownership and section 166 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 By Jatinder Bhamber Mark Foxcroft Shared ownership is in the spotlight again following the recent judgment in the County Court case of Sovereign Network Homes v Ms Vanessa...
29 May, 2024 The Principal Accountable Person regime: the FTT's first decision By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher The First Tier Tribunal ('FTT') has made its first determination under section 75 of the Building Safety Act 2022 ('the BSA') as to the...
29 May, 2024 Devonshires’ HMPL team attend the Five Paper Spring Housing Conference 2024 By Georgia Maskell Daisy Tremlett A number of the Housing Management and Property Litigation team had the pleasure of attending Five Paper's Spring Housing Conference at...
28 May, 2024 The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 becomes law By Zoe McLean-Wells Mark Foxcroft The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 was given Royal Assent on 24 May 2024. The Act was pushed through in a six month period and...