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...
9/19/2025 8:57:23 AM Joint plan to accelerate the remediation of social housing By Matthew Cocklin Alicia Ogborn Bethany Penman In August 2025, the Government published its joint plan to accelerate the remediation of social housing (“the Joint Plan”). The Joint...
9/16/2025 11:27:48 AM Awaab’s Law – A Timely Refresher for Social Landlords By Ben Tarbard Baljit Basra Kerri Harrison Awaab’s Law – A Timely Refresher for Social Landlords With just over a month until Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law takes effect on 27 October...
9/12/2025 4:11:37 PM Devonshires and Five Paper host joint conference on the changing legislative environment housing providers are facing By Mark Foxcroft Rebecca Brady On Thursday 11 September, we were delighted to jointly host a conference with Five Paper: “Risks and Opportunities for Housing Providers...
9/12/2025 8:02:02 AM The Regulatory Casework Review - Lessons Learned By Gemma Bell Ellen Damlica On 9 September 2025 the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) published its first Regulatory Casework Review (the Review) which covers key...
9/9/2025 12:56:31 PM When nomination process affects adjudication enforcement: RNJM Limited v Purpose Social Homes Limited By Kathryn Kligerman Will O'Brien Holly Mason In RNJM Limited v Purpose Social Homes Limited [2025] EWHC 2224 (TCC), a respondent to an application for enforcement of an adjudicator’s...
9/2/2025 12:17:13 PM FTT Clarifies Contracting Out Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in EE Ltd and another v AP Wireless By Zoe McLean-Wells Mary Brennan The First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property) (“FTT”) recently decided on 11 references brought jointly by EE Ltd and...
8/29/2025 9:14:45 AM Ardmore Construction Limited enters administration By Will O'Brien Jim Varley Public court records confirm that Ardmore Construction Limited (ACL) filed a formal notice of appointment of administrators yesterday, 28...