Sep 02, 2024 Social Housing's Professionals' League: Devonshires ranked No.1 for institutional investment deals By Rachel Dros Rachel Orgill-Harris Alice Overton We are delighted to be the most instructed legal advisor for housing association borrowers and issuers, as reported by Social Housing's...
Aug 30, 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...
Aug 23, 2024 How does an internal investigation affect an inquest? By Samantha Grix Narin Masera After having recently represented a Registered Provider of Social Housing (RP) during an inquest following the death of one of their...
Aug 09, 2024 The proposed new UK Prospectus regime – key forthcoming changes for housing association bond issuers By Rachel Orgill-Harris Michelle Pascua The publication of the FCA’s proposed new rules for admission to trading on regulated UK markets has been long-awaited and eagerly...
Jul 24, 2024 New Shared Ownership affordability guidance: Are you ready for 31 July? By Narin Masera Samantha Grix On 31 July 2024, the transitional period for implementation of the updated Affordability Guidance for shared ownership in Part 6B of the...
Jul 24, 2024 Consumer Duty: days to go! By Alice Overton With just a week to go until the final deadline for implementation of the final stage of the FCA's Consumer Duty, here is a reminder of...
Jul 22, 2024 What should my board know about interest rate hedging? By Luke Bevis Sharon Thandi Hedging arrangements are commonplace among housing associations and are a useful tool for mitigating financial risk. In times gone by,...
Jul 18, 2024 Collateral warranties are not construction contracts: the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP By Patrick Trevor Summary In its judgment in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd (Respondent) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP)...
Jul 09, 2024 Key Points from the First Round of Consumer Gradings By Sharon Thandi Today the Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator) has published its first round of consumer gradings for Registered Providers (RPs)...
Jul 01, 2024 Are RPs geared up to deal with inquests? By Samantha Grix The answer to the above question is all too often ‘no’ and is something that needs consideration. Fiona Underwood of Altair and I have...
Jun 27, 2024 Devonshires advise Southern Housing on establishment of £1 billion EMTN Programme By Rachel Orgill-Harris We are delighted to have acted for Southern Housing on the establishment of its £1 billion EMTN Programme, which was published on 18th...
Jun 06, 2024 Data Sharing to ensure tenant safety under the new Consumer Standards: Our top tips By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell Required Outcome 1.3 of the Safety and Quality Standard requires registered providers (RPs), when acting as landlords, to take all...