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...
9/2/2025 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...
8/28/2025 8:04:57 AM Social Housing publishes article: “Leasehold reform: implications for social housing providers” By Mark Foxcroft I have recently featured in Social Housing, writing an article on “Leasehold reform: implications for social housing providers” . My...
7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer Ben Halsey +1 more... Show less Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...
7/29/2025 9:55:43 AM Can parties adjudicate a dispute arising under a settlement agreement: recent court guidance in London Eco Homes Ltd v Raise Now Ealing Ltd [2025] EWHC 1505 (TCC) By Patrick Trevor Karen Morean Summary Parties have the option to adjudicate an issue arising under a contract if: there is an express right to adjudicate in the...
7/23/2025 2:19:09 PM CLC Issues New Guidance to Tackle Gateway 2 Delays By Mark London Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...
7/17/2025 1:41:49 PM New Infrastructure Projects Pipeline Published By Caroline Mostowfi As promised in the Government's 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy, the pipeline for new infrastructure projects has now been published...
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...