Aug 30, 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...
Aug 23, 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...
Jul 24, 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...
Jul 09, 2024 Key Points from the First Round of Consumer Gradings By Sharon Thandi Today the Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator) has published its first round of consumer gradings for Registered Providers (RPs)...
Jul 01, 2024 Are RPs geared up to deal with inquests? By Samantha Grix The answer to the above question is all too often ‘no’ and is something that needs consideration. Fiona Underwood of Altair and I have...
Jun 05, 2024 Shared Ownership and section 166 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 By Jatinder Bhamber Mark Foxcroft Shared ownership is in the spotlight again following the recent judgment in the County Court case of Sovereign Network Homes v Ms Vanessa...
Jun 03, 2024 Key Takeaways and Insights from UKREiiF 2024 By Elle Wooding “Connecting people, places and businesses to accelerate and unlock sustainable, inclusive and transformational investment”, the UKREiiF...
Jun 03, 2024 New UK legislation to compensate victims of Push Payment scams By Matthew Garbutt Authorised Push Payment ("APP") fraud occurs when fraudsters trick individuals or businesses into authorising a payment to an account...
May 28, 2024 Renters (Reform) Bill not passed before Parliament dissolves By Rebecca Brady Following the Prime Minister calling a General Election for 04 July 2024, the Renters (Reform) Bill has not been passed in the wash up...
May 07, 2024 Government Consultation on 2014 Health and Social Care Regulations Opens By Narin Masera On 26 April 2024, the Government opened their consultation (the Consultation) on whether to remove the expiry date of the Health and...
Apr 30, 2024 Appointment of a Health and Safety Lead By Kathryn Kligerman Section 10 of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 amended the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 so that a duty is placed upon...
Apr 22, 2024 Inquests and Registered Providers of Social Housing; what to do when your organisation is involved in an inquest? By Narin Masera Samantha Grix An inquest into the death of an individual is held where the cause of death was due to unnatural circumstances. Sadly, these occur all...