Devonshires

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 +1 more...

Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...

7/23/2025 2:39:01 PM

Guidance on Level of Detail for Gateway Applications

By Mark London James King

Following on from our earlier article regarding the publishing of new Construction Leadership Council guidance (“CLC”), this article...

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...

7/22/2025 10:09:47 AM

Peabody Successful in Court of Appeal Judgment

By Alicia Ogborn Will O'Brien Mark London

Devonshires successfully acted for Peabody Trust (“Peabody”) in an appeal to the Court of Appeal (see judgment), in Peabody’s claim...

7/16/2025 8:00:31 AM

Building Safety Levy Regulations Published

By James King

The Draft Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 have now been published. Set to come into force on 1 October 2026, the draft...

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,...

7/2/2025 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...

6/25/2025 12:43:01 PM

The Expanding Reach of Environmental Criminal Law

By Michael Lewis Prateek Sharma

Think breaching a Tree Preservation Order is just a planning issue? Think again. Environmental offences are no longer a side note in...

6/24/2025 4:17:51 PM

A new National Housing Bank to catalyse funding for housebuilding

By Gary Grigor Alice Overton Jonathan Corris +1 more...

The UK Government’s support for housing continued at the end of last week, with their announcement of the creation of the National...

6/11/2025 3:56:37 PM

Spending Review marks a big renewal for housing in the UK

By Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Ben Halsey

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, presented her 2025 Spending Review (SR25) to Parliament today and, on the face of things, it was very good...

5/16/2025 12:25:38 PM

New London Plan Consultation is now live

By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston Ben Halsey

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has published its formal consultation document, ‘Towards a New London Plan’, asking stakeholders and...

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...

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