9/16/2025 11:27:48 AM Awaab’s Law – A Timely Refresher for Social Landlords By Ben Tarbard Baljit Basra Kerri Harrison Awaab’s Law – A Timely Refresher for Social Landlords With just over a month until Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law takes effect on 27 October...
9/12/2025 4:11:37 PM Devonshires and Five Paper host joint conference on the changing legislative environment housing providers are facing By Mark Foxcroft Rebecca Brady On Thursday 11 September, we were delighted to jointly host a conference with Five Paper: “Risks and Opportunities for Housing Providers...
9/2/2025 12:17:13 PM FTT Clarifies Contracting Out Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 in EE Ltd and another v AP Wireless By Zoe McLean-Wells Mary Brennan The First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber (Residential Property) (“FTT”) recently decided on 11 references brought jointly by EE Ltd and...
8/28/2025 8:04:57 AM Social Housing publishes article: “Leasehold reform: implications for social housing providers” By Mark Foxcroft I have recently featured in Social Housing, writing an article on “Leasehold reform: implications for social housing providers” . My...
8/1/2025 3:15:46 PM Court of Appeal clarifies consequences of failing to serve Notice of Invitation to Participate on tenant By Mark Foxcroft Jatinder Bhamber In Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Co Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1016, the Court of Appeal determined that a Right to Manage (“RTM”)...
7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer Ben Halsey +1 more... Show less Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...
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...