24 Oct, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Harassment in the workplace: Insights from Finn v British Bung Manufacturing Company By Chris Cuckney In the case of Finn v British Bung Manufacturing Company, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has provided some important legal clarification...
22 Oct, 2024 Roof garden storeys: MHCLG asks sector and regulators to disregard FTT ruling By Will O'Brien On 18 October 2024, the Government published a joint statement on the issue of whether a roof garden is classified as a storey when...
21 Oct, 2024 Loans to social housing providers backed by National Wealth Fund guarantees By Rachel Dros Alice Overton Rachel Orgill-Harris In recent months there have been loud and numerous calls for innovative finance models to be developed in order to release funding for...
17 Oct, 2024 2024 Regulator of Social Housing Sector Risk Profile: Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) By Nikki Bowker Matthew Garbutt Victoria Smith Rachel Orgill-Harris +1 more... Show less The Sector Risk Profile (SRP) released today continues to highlight fraud as a key risk for the social housing sector. The SRP this year...
14 Oct, 2024 Proposed changes to co-operative and community benefit society law – further thought needed? By Gemma Bell The Law Commission (sponsored by HM Treasury) has undertaken a review of the key piece of legislation governing co-operative and...
09 Oct, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Government introduces a new Growth and Skills Levy to replace the Apprenticeship Levy By Chris Cuckney The Government has announced that the Apprenticeship Levy will be replaced by a new Growth and Skills Levy. As part of its wider strategy...
03 Oct, 2024 The EHRC issues new guidance on supporting disabled workers during hybrid working By Chris Cuckney Hybrid working continues to grow in popularity across the UK, and this trend seems set to continue with the new Labour Government...
02 Oct, 2024 News on measures to ensure decent homes for all By Justine Hunkins It has been announced that the Government will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard ('the Standard') for the rented sectors. We have...
30 Sep, 2024 Consumer credit: the FCA is changing its data requirements By Rachel Dros Alice Overton The FCA is planning to significantly change the way consumer credit firms report on certain regulated activities. On 12 September it...
27 Sep, 2024 10 Key Housing Management and Property Litigation takeaways from the BSA Conference 2024 By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells On 25 September 2024, Devonshires hosted their flagship Building Safety Act 2022 Conference. Following on from last year’s success, this...
26 Sep, 2024 10 Key Takeaways from Renters' Rights Bill webinar By Donna McCarthy Anna Bennett Jatinder Bhamber We ran our first Renters' Rights Bill webinar today and received some great questions and feedback from our delegates. Below we set out...
12 Sep, 2024 High Risk Buildings: Security Considerations By Charlotte Ingram The horror of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower continues to reverberate throughout the social housing sector, as we soberly digest the...