10/13/2025 12:54:15 PM Data Centres and the UK Planning System: A Sector in Flux By Dan Moan Caroline Mostowfi Hannah Langford Introduction Data centres have rapidly evolved from niche infrastructure to strategic assets at the heart of the UK’s digital economy. As...
10/13/2025 8:45:28 AM Sanctions Risk in FM Supply Chains – Part 1: The Hidden Exposure By Matthew Garbutt The UK trade and financial sanctions regime is no longer an abstract concern or an issue only for banks or defence contractors. It now...
10/7/2025 3:45:59 PM FCA Skilled Person Reviews: What Regulated Firms Need to Know By Matthew Garbutt The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has the power to appoint independent “skilled persons” to examine how regulated firms conduct their...
10/2/2025 8:35:55 AM The Competence & Conduct Standard cometh By Kirsty Thompson Following consultation which closed 18 months ago, the Government has now issued a direction to the Regulator of Social Housing to set a...
10/1/2025 3:43:55 PM STAIRS Update: Consultation outcome now published By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has today published: The outcome of its consultation on: (1) the proposed...
9/12/2025 8:02:02 AM The Regulatory Casework Review - Lessons Learned By Gemma Bell Ellen Damlica On 9 September 2025 the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) published its first Regulatory Casework Review (the Review) which covers key...
9/2/2025 3:04:59 PM Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025: What Should Businesses Expect? By John O'Mahony Lena Barnes The Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 (the “Act”), which received Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, grants the Secretary of State...
8/12/2025 3:02:13 PM New Welsh Regulatory Framework By Gemma Bell A revised version of the Welsh Government’s Regulatory Framework for Welsh Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) was issued yesterday (11...
7/10/2025 3:04:04 PM Recent Government announcements and consultations, including the launch of the rebranded £39 Billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme By Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Jonathan Jarvis The UK Government has over the last couple of weeks made several significant announcements and published a number of consultations,...
7/3/2025 8:29:00 AM STAIRs to come into effect from October 2026 By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell From October 2026, social landlords will be required to proactively publish information about the management of their homes. From April...
6/26/2025 4:20:14 PM Who’s policing the platform? Platform liability and the rising tide of online fraud By Michael Lewis Online fraud is now the UK’s most common crime. And while victims once bore the brunt alone, attention is turning sharply toward the...
6/25/2025 11:19:39 AM Housing Governance 2025: What We Heard, What You Need to Know By Sharon Thandi Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the NHF Governance Conference 2025. Despite battling cancelled trains (my ongoing nemesis!), I...