5/6/2025 1:16:48 PM Recent court rulings relating to the Equality Act assessors and proportionality in the context of possession claims by social housing landlords By Shannon Morrison The Court of Appeal has recently considered an appeal in Laidley -v- Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 448 and the High...
5/1/2025 8:01:26 AM The Supported Housing Regulation Consultation - What Supported Housing Providers Need to Know By Narin Masera On 20 February 2025, the Government opened the Supported Housing Regulation Consultation (the Consultation) which seeks views on the...
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...
4/14/2025 8:38:52 AM Court of Appeal Rules on Boundary Demarcation Agreements By Zoe McLean-Wells Shannon Morrison The Court of Appeal has clarified the binding nature of boundary demarcation agreements on successors in title, irrespective of their...
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...
4/3/2025 3:22:25 PM Publication of new NHBC Housing Warranty Policies including changes in respect of insolvency cover By Triya Maicha Philip Evans Ben Halsey On 1 April 2025, the National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) published an updated version of its Buildmark and Buildmark Choice Housing...
3/26/2025 11:54:04 AM 5 key takeaways from Devonshires' Breakfast Briefing on the Commonhold White Paper By Jonathan Corris Mark Foxcroft Ben Halsey Earlier this week, we were pleased to hold a breakfast briefing on the Government’s Commonhold White Paper (CWP). The briefing...
3/25/2025 2:08:17 PM Treasury announces additional £2 Billion Investment in Affordable Housing By Ben Halsey Triya Maicha Jonathan Jarvis Another day, another ‘once in a generation’ announcement, but the latest significant boost to existing grant funding has, for the most...
3/25/2025 11:31:32 AM Upper Tribunal varies flat leases enabling a Right to Manage company to recover costs of service charge enforcement By Zoe McLean-Wells Mark Foxcroft Under Part IV of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (the Act), a party to a long lease of a flat can apply to the First-Tier Tribunal...
3/21/2025 1:00:54 PM NHF Housing Finance Conference: Key Takeaways By Alice Overton Rachel Orgill-Harris Reflecting on a fantastic few days in Liverpool for the NHF Housing Finance Conference. The Devonshires team was out in force, hosting a...