09 Jul, 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)...
03 Jun, 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...
28 May, 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...
16 May, 2024 Devonshires advise Tai Tarian on Private Placement and Loan Refinance By Luke Bevis We are delighted to have acted for Tai Tarian on their recent refinancing, involving repaying their existing syndicated loan through a...
07 May, 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...
03 May, 2024 Common Weaknesses in Housing Association Anti-money Laundering Compliance By Rachel Orgill-Harris Whilst the number of suspicious activity reports made by housing associations to the National Crime Agency has historically been very...
30 Apr, 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...
22 Apr, 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...
03 Apr, 2024 Procurement Act 2023: New draft Procurement Regulations and Guidance published By Kris Kelliher Following its consultation process the Government has now published the draft Procurement Regulations 2024 implementing certain aspects...
06 Feb, 2024 Devonshires Banking Update - February 2024 By Alice Overton Our latest update is now available. This edition includes a profile of our newest qualified Solicitor, Lucy Poppleton, and a round up of...
09 Jan, 2024 Use it or lose it – local authorities to get control over empty high street premises By Neil Toner The compulsory commercial property auction is one of the most radical, but least reported on, concepts contained within the Levelling-up...
07 Nov, 2023 The new Provider Selection Regime for the procurement of health care services By Kris Kelliher After two years of waiting and two consultation exercises, the draft Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023...