7/10/2025 4:14:04 PM Law Commission’s review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in respect - business leases and security of tenure By Grant Duranti What’s this all about? The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (aka the ‘54 Act) governs security of tenure for business premises. Specifically,...
7/10/2025 3:04:04 PM Recent Government announcements and consultations, including the launch of the rebranded £39 Billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme By Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Jonathan Jarvis The UK Government has over the last couple of weeks made several significant announcements and published a number of consultations,...
7/9/2025 8:08:54 AM Court of Appeal Blocks Forfeiture after Lease Dispute Settlement By Jatinder Bhamber In a recent decision that clarifies the limits of enforcement following a lease dispute settlement, the Court of Appeal has ruled in...
7/2/2025 8:00:54 AM UK Government Launches Ambitious Ten-Year Infrastructure Strategy – perspectives for housing and other social infrastructure By Caroline Mostowfi Following the recent Spending Review and related announcements, the UK Government has now provided a landmark ten-year Infrastructure...
6/27/2025 8:00:56 AM Top 5 Takeaways: Crime and Policing Bill Breakfast Briefing By Rebecca Brady Charlotte Knight On Wednesday 25 June, we held an informative Breakfast Briefing on the Crime and Policing Bill (“The Bill”) chaired by Rebecca Brady and...
6/24/2025 4:17:51 PM A new National Housing Bank to catalyse funding for housebuilding By Gary Grigor Alice Overton Jonathan Corris Caroline Mostowfi +1 more... Show less The UK Government’s support for housing continued at the end of last week, with their announcement of the creation of the National...
6/11/2025 3:56:37 PM Spending Review marks a big renewal for housing in the UK By Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Ben Halsey The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, presented her 2025 Spending Review (SR25) to Parliament today and, on the face of things, it was very good...
5/16/2025 12:25:38 PM New London Plan Consultation is now live By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston Ben Halsey The Greater London Authority (GLA) has published its formal consultation document, ‘Towards a New London Plan’, asking stakeholders and...
4/29/2025 11:24:24 AM HM Land Registry strategic priorities and housing targets By Ben Halsey In February, Matthew Pennycook, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, wrote to the Board Chair of His Majesty’s Land Registry...
4/28/2025 12:50:19 PM Heathrow substation fire raises important issues about electricity infrastructure By Nat Cartwright Ben Halsey The recent fire which broke out at the North Hyde substation (SST) in Hayes, west London received significant publicity over the...
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...
4/8/2025 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...