Nov 27, 2024 Leasehold and Commonhold Reform - An update By Mark Foxcroft Zoe McLean-Wells On 21 November 2024, the Ministry of Housing published a press release announcing their intention to implement further provisions of the...
Nov 04, 2024 Abandonment and the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 By Megan Wood Victoria Smith The way an ‘abandoned’ property can be recovered is different in Wales than in England. The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 ('the Act')...
Oct 02, 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...
Oct 02, 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...
Oct 02, 2024 Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund, Wave 3 and Subsidy Control Compliance By Joanna Bouloux Jonathan Jarvis Applications for the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (formerly known as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (the “Fund”)), Wave 3...
Sep 27, 2024 10 Key Housing Management and Property Litigation takeaways from the BSA Conference 2024 By Hannah Keane Zoe McLean-Wells On 25 September 2024, Devonshires hosted their flagship Building Safety Act 2022 Conference. Following on from last year’s success, this...
Sep 26, 2024 10 Key Takeaways from Renters' Rights Bill webinar By Donna McCarthy Anna Bennett Jatinder Bhamber We ran our first Renters' Rights Bill webinar today and received some great questions and feedback from our delegates. Below we set out...
Sep 12, 2024 Renters' Rights Bill introduced to Parliament By Anna Bennett The Renters' Rights Bill was introduced into Parliament yesterday, 11 September 2024, for its first reading with the date for the second...
Aug 06, 2024 Charging Leaseholders for Remedying Structural Defects – a recent Upper Tribunal case By Zoe McLean-Wells The London Borough of Tower Hamlets -v- Lessees of Brewster House and Malting House [2024] UKUT 193 (LC) is a recent Upper Tribunal (UT)...
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...
May 28, 2024 The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 becomes law By Zoe McLean-Wells Mark Foxcroft The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 was given Royal Assent on 24 May 2024. The Act was pushed through in a six month period 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...