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 1:36:39 PM Tackling fraud is a "top priority" of the Government By Nikki Bowker Lord Hanson, Minister of State with Responsibility for Fraud, gave the keynote address at the recent Fraud Conference 2025: Theory into...
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 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...
3/21/2025 1:00:54 PM NHF Housing Finance Conference: Key Takeaways By Alice Overton Rachel Orgill-Harris Reflecting on a fantastic few days in Liverpool for the NHF Housing Finance Conference. The Devonshires team was out in force, hosting a...
2/25/2025 1:18:20 PM The one about the Moths, the Mansion, and Misrepresentation - Iva Patarkatsishvili & Yevhen Hunyak v William Woodward-Fisher [2025] EWHC 265 (Ch) By Ben Halsey Stavrina Tofallis Judgment has now been handed down by the High Court in the above case: Judiciary.uk Aside from representing a unique opportunity for...
2/12/2025 4:22:04 PM Breaking news - Top-up package announced for Affordable Housing funding programme(s) By Ben Halsey Additional funding has been announced in respect of the existing Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) - £300m for the delivery of up to 2,800...
10/30/2024 3:22:00 PM Budget: Well that was a surprise (only joking) By Devonshires Rachel Reeves has just delivered Labour’s first budget for over 14 years. And, whilst it contained some very significant tax changes and...
10/21/2024 2:27:03 PM Loans to social housing providers backed by National Wealth Fund guarantees By Rachel Dros Alice Overton Rachel Orgill-Harris In recent months there have been loud and numerous calls for innovative finance models to be developed in order to release funding for...
10/9/2024 10:20:51 AM Devonshires act for Moat Homes Limited in new £100m Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme funding By Luke Bevis We are delighted to have acted for Moat Homes Limited on its new £100m loan under the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme. The transaction...
9/12/2024 12:10:49 PM High Risk Buildings: Security Considerations By Charlotte Ingram Rachel Dros The horror of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower continues to reverberate throughout the social housing sector, as we soberly digest the...