18 Dec, 2024 Homes England publishes ‘clearance’ database of Section 106 affordable housing sites By Ben Halsey Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Jonathan Jarvis +1 more... Show less Homes England (HE) has now made available the Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service, which is a database (or what some are...
12 Dec, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: 10 years of Shared Parental Leave By Chris Cuckney When Shared Parental Leave and was introduced on 1 December 2014, it was hailed as something that would revolutionise family leave. It...
20 Nov, 2024 Adjudication set-offs of the third kind: CNO Plant Hire v Caldwell Construction By Will O'Brien Alicia Ogborn Prateek Sharma On 21 August 2024, HH Judge Kelly, sitting as a High Court Judge in the TCC at Leeds, gave judgment in C.N.O Plant Hire Ltd v Caldwell...
14 Nov, 2024 Employment & Pensions Blog: Navigating the risks of a work Christmas party By Chris Cuckney With the festive season fast approaching, businesses will be planning their work Christmas parties to thank staff for their hard work...
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...
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...
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 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...
30 Aug, 2024 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference Returns By Lee Russell Mark London Following last year’s success, we are delighted to announce the return of our flagship conference on the Building Safety Act 2022. The...
23 Aug, 2024 How does an internal investigation affect an inquest? By Samantha Grix Narin Masera After having recently represented a Registered Provider of Social Housing (RP) during an inquest following the death of one of their...
24 Jul, 2024 New Shared Ownership affordability guidance: Are you ready for 31 July? By Narin Masera Samantha Grix On 31 July 2024, the transitional period for implementation of the updated Affordability Guidance for shared ownership in Part 6B of the...