11 Dec, 2024 Top Tips: handling negative press By Nikki Bowker It is easy to think of recent examples of people/organisations handling negative press poorly, in a way that has served only to worsen...
05 Dec, 2024 Remediation Acceleration Plan - Deadline set for the removal of dangerous cladding By Mark London Rachel Jones Building owners have 5 years to remove dangerous cladding, or they face potential prison sentences On 2nd December, in open letters to...
03 Dec, 2024 The Government has now responded to the Emergency Evacuation Information Sharing Plus consultation By Mark London Lee Russell Residential Personal emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) will soon be necessary It was recommended by Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower...
27 Nov, 2024 Leasehold and Commonhold Reform - An update By Mark Foxcroft Zoe McLean-Wells On 21 November 2024, the Ministry of Housing published a press release announcing their intention to implement further provisions of the...
08 Nov, 2024 Clock ticking on the "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Matthew Garbutt "Preparing "reasonable procedures" is now essential for businesses to mitigate risk under the new offence - proactive steps today will...
04 Nov, 2024 Abandonment and the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 By Megan Wood Victoria Smith The way an ‘abandoned’ property can be recovered is different in Wales than in England. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 ('the Act')...
31 Oct, 2024 Key Messages and Learning Points from the Regulation and Governance Conference By Charlotte Greatorex I was delighted to be able to join social housing board members and governance and risk professionals at the Inside Housing Regulation...
30 Oct, 2024 New Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act Regulations amend Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane On 7 October 2024, the Government made the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1018)...
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...
02 Oct, 2024 PFI Expiry - But what about NHS LIFT? By Caroline Mostowfi Much has been written over the last 12 months or so stressing the need to take positive action in preparation for the expiry of...
02 Oct, 2024 News on measures to ensure decent homes for all By Devonshires It has been announced that the Government will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard ('the Standard') for the rented sectors. We have...
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...