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...
10/13/2025 12:54:15 PM Data Centres and the UK Planning System: A Sector in Flux By Dan Moan Caroline Mostowfi Hannah Langford Introduction Data centres have rapidly evolved from niche infrastructure to strategic assets at the heart of the UK’s digital economy. As...
10/13/2025 12:17:40 PM Sustainable Finance: Governance Meets Opportunity By Alice Overton The social housing sector is well acquainted with sustainable finance products. Sustainability linked terms are common features of loan...
10/6/2025 10:53:17 AM Homebuying Reform: What It Means for Developers and Registered Providers By Stavrina Tofallis The UK Government’s newly proposed overhaul of the homebuying process, which is being hailed as the most significant reform in decades,...
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...
9/30/2025 9:20:34 AM Q&A with Nicola Evans L&Q By Nikki Bowker Nikki Bowker of Devonshires recently sat down with Nicola Evans who kindly agreed to answer some questions around L&Q’s first tenancy...
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...