Devonshires

5/6/2025 2:29:51 PM

Procedural Unfairness in the First-tier Tribunal

By Shadale Miller-Guy Zoe McLean-Wells

The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (‘the UT’) has recently ruled in two cases which dealt with unfair procedures adopted by the First...

5/6/2025 1:16:48 PM

Recent court rulings relating to the Equality Act assessors and proportionality in the context of possession claims by social housing landlords

By Shannon Morrison

The Court of Appeal has recently considered an appeal in Laidley -v- Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 448 and the High...

4/28/2025 1:36:39 PM

Tackling fraud is a "top priority" of the Government

By Nikki Bowker

Lord Hanson, Minister of State with Responsibility for Fraud, gave the keynote address at the recent Fraud Conference 2025: Theory into...

4/23/2025 10:36:17 AM

Welsh Government consult on new regulatory regime for higher-risk buildings

By Victoria Smith

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on the next stage of its phased approach to building safety reform, which centres...

4/14/2025 8:38:52 AM

Court of Appeal Rules on Boundary Demarcation Agreements

By Zoe McLean-Wells Shannon Morrison

The Court of Appeal has clarified the binding nature of boundary demarcation agreements on successors in title, irrespective of their...

4/8/2025 12:46:51 PM

A landlord cannot be the subject of a Remediation Order where the Right to Manage has been exercised

By Zoe McLean-Wells

The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) ('FTT') has dismissed an application for a Remediation Order ('RO') pursuant to s123 of the...

4/3/2025 3:22:25 PM

Publication of new NHBC Housing Warranty Policies including changes in respect of insolvency cover

By Triya Maicha Philip Evans Ben Halsey

On 1 April 2025, the National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) published an updated version of its Buildmark and Buildmark Choice Housing...

3/31/2025 11:19:28 AM

Spring Statement - 2025

By Ben Halsey

The key announcements for the housing sector in the Chancellor's Spring Statement last week were as follows: 2bn grant...

3/26/2025 11:54:04 AM

5 key takeaways from Devonshires' Breakfast Briefing on the Commonhold White Paper

By Jonathan Corris Mark Foxcroft Ben Halsey

Earlier this week, we were pleased to hold a breakfast briefing on the Government’s Commonhold White Paper (CWP). The briefing...

3/25/2025 11:31:32 AM

Upper Tribunal varies flat leases enabling a Right to Manage company to recover costs of service charge enforcement

By Zoe McLean-Wells Mark Foxcroft

Under Part IV of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (the Act), a party to a long lease of a flat can apply to the First-Tier Tribunal...

3/13/2025 9:09:58 AM

Adverse Possession: 10 years immediately preceding or any 10 years?

By Zoe McLean-Wells Lucy Vannet

The Supreme Court recently published its landmark judgment in the case of Brown (Respondent) -v- Ridley and Another (Appellants) which...

3/5/2025 11:15:32 AM

The Crime and Policing Bill- what does it mean for housing providers?

By Victoria Smith

The Crime and Policing bill (‘the Bill’) was introduced to House of Commons and had its first reading on 25 February 2025. The second...

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