08 Nov, 2024 Clock ticking on the "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Matthew Garbutt "Preparing "reasonable procedures" is now essential for businesses to mitigate risk under the new offence - proactive steps today will...
04 Nov, 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')...
30 Oct, 2024 New Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act Regulations amend Part 5 of the Building Safety Act 2022 By Zoe McLean-Wells Hannah Keane On 7 October 2024, the Government made the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/1018)...
02 Oct, 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...
02 Oct, 2024 News on measures to ensure decent homes for all By Justine Hunkins It has been announced that the Government will consult on a new Decent Homes Standard ('the Standard') for the rented sectors. We have...
27 Sep, 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...
26 Sep, 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...
12 Sep, 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...
30 Aug, 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...
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 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...
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...