7/8/2025 4:17:11 PM Consultation published on a new Rent and Service Charge Standard in Wales By Jonathan Bowen Gemma Bell The Welsh Government has published a consultation on a new Rent and Service Charge Standard (‘a new Rent Standard’) for social housing in...
7/7/2025 8:01:29 AM Consultation announced: Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services By Mark Foxcroft Zoe McLean-Wells This consultation seeks to bring about proposals to implement aspects of Part 4 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 ('LAFRA')...
7/3/2025 8:29:00 AM STAIRs to come into effect from October 2026 By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell From October 2026, social landlords will be required to proactively publish information about the management of their homes. From April...
6/27/2025 8:00:56 AM Top 5 Takeaways: Crime and Policing Bill Breakfast Briefing By Rebecca Brady Charlotte Knight On Wednesday 25 June, we held an informative Breakfast Briefing on the Crime and Policing Bill (“The Bill”) chaired by Rebecca Brady and...
6/26/2025 2:56:28 PM New Electrical Safety Regulations laid in Parliament By Anna Bennett On 25 June 2025, the Government laid new electrical safety regulations before parliament, “The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private...
6/26/2025 2:02:22 PM Awaab’s Law: Government releases its response to consultation and publishes draft guidance for social landlords By Kerri Harrison Baljit Basra The Government has released its response to the consultation on new requirements under Awaab’s Law, including timescales for repairs in...
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...
6/11/2025 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...
6/3/2025 9:46:23 AM Shared Ownership Council creates new Shared Ownership Code By Rebecca Brady Jatinder Bhamber A new Shared Ownership Code (“the Code”) has been created by the Shared Ownership Council, which is backed by 27 housing providers and...
5/29/2025 4:42:53 PM Housing Ombudsman releases latest Spotlight report on repairs and maintenance By Victoria Smith Kerri Harrison The Housing Ombudsman has released its latest Spotlight report titled “Repairing Trust”. The report sets out that the causes for...
5/15/2025 4:40:41 PM HCLG expresses concerns over Government response to the Grenfell Tower fire By Zoe McLean-Wells Ellie Fletcher The House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government committee (HCLG) has written to the Angela Raynor (Secretary of State) and...
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...