Devonshires

7/17/2025 2:33:05 PM

Landmark “Building Safety (Wales) Bill” released

By Alex Clarke Lena Barnes

Last week on 7 July, the Welsh Government introduced the new Building Safety (Wales) Bill and its Explanatory Memorandum. Alongside this...

7/10/2025 4:14:04 PM

Law Commission’s review of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in respect - business leases and security of tenure

By Grant Duranti

What’s this all about? The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (aka the ‘54 Act) governs security of tenure for business premises. Specifically,...

7/9/2025 8:08:54 AM

Court of Appeal Blocks Forfeiture after Lease Dispute Settlement

By Jatinder Bhamber

In a recent decision that clarifies the limits of enforcement following a lease dispute settlement, the Court of Appeal has ruled in...

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 10:17:39 AM

Safe as houses? Not anymore – the legal reality of modern property fraud

By Nikki Bowker

Fraudsters view properties as attractive assets to target and are increasingly exploiting system weaknesses and technological...

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...

6/25/2025 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...

6/23/2025 2:59:53 PM

The FTT finds that legal costs of Remediation Order and Remediation Contribution Order applications can be recovered via a RCO

By Zoe McLean-Wells Will O'Brien

The First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) recently arrived at its decision in respect of a Remediation Order (RO) pursuant to section 123 of the...

6/20/2025 2:47:35 PM

The Data (Use and Access) Act receives Royal Assent: What does this mean for your organisation?

By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell

The Data (Use and Access) Bill (“the Bill”) received Royal Assent on 19 June and is now the Data (Use and Access) Act ("the Act"). We...

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...

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