5/6/2025 2:29:51 PM Procedural Unfairness in the First-tier Tribunal By Shadale Miller-Guy Zoe McLean-Wells The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (‘the UT’) has recently ruled in two cases which dealt with unfair procedures adopted by the First...
5/6/2025 1:16:48 PM Recent court rulings relating to the Equality Act assessors and proportionality in the context of possession claims by social housing landlords By Shannon Morrison The Court of Appeal has recently considered an appeal in Laidley -v- Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 448 and the High...
5/1/2025 8:01:26 AM The Supported Housing Regulation Consultation - What Supported Housing Providers Need to Know By Narin Masera On 20 February 2025, the Government opened the Supported Housing Regulation Consultation (the Consultation) which seeks views on the...
4/29/2025 11:24:24 AM HM Land Registry strategic priorities and housing targets By Ben Halsey In February, Matthew Pennycook, the Minister of State for Housing and Planning, wrote to the Board Chair of His Majesty’s Land Registry...
4/28/2025 12:50:19 PM Heathrow substation fire raises important issues about electricity infrastructure By Nat Cartwright Ben Halsey The recent fire which broke out at the North Hyde substation (SST) in Hayes, west London received significant publicity over the...
4/25/2025 9:01:16 AM Act Fast or Face Prosecution: SFO’s New Corporate Guidance By Matthew Garbutt The Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") has issued new SFO External Guidance on Corporate Co-Operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate...
4/23/2025 10:36:17 AM Welsh Government consult on new regulatory regime for higher-risk buildings By Victoria Smith The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on the next stage of its phased approach to building safety reform, which centres...
4/8/2025 12:46:51 PM A landlord cannot be the subject of a Remediation Order where the Right to Manage has been exercised By Zoe McLean-Wells The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) ('FTT') has dismissed an application for a Remediation Order ('RO') pursuant to s123 of the...
4/3/2025 3:22:25 PM Publication of new NHBC Housing Warranty Policies including changes in respect of insolvency cover By Triya Maicha Philip Evans Ben Halsey On 1 April 2025, the National Housebuilding Council (NHBC) published an updated version of its Buildmark and Buildmark Choice Housing...
3/31/2025 11:19:28 AM Spring Statement - 2025 By Ben Halsey The key announcements for the housing sector in the Chancellor's Spring Statement last week were as follows: 2bn grant...
3/26/2025 6:26:46 PM NAO Report: Lessons Learned on Private Investment in Infrastructure By Caroline Mostowfi The National Audit Office have on 25 March 2025 published their insights into the lessons learned on private investment in...
3/26/2025 11:54:04 AM 5 key takeaways from Devonshires' Breakfast Briefing on the Commonhold White Paper By Jonathan Corris Mark Foxcroft Ben Halsey Earlier this week, we were pleased to hold a breakfast briefing on the Government’s Commonhold White Paper (CWP). The briefing...