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6/30/2025 8:00:44 AM

New Resolution Process for Building Safety Claims in the TCC and FTT

By Alicia Ogborn Will O'Brien

The Building Safety Act Working Group announced on Friday 20 June 2025 that it intends to introduce a new streamlined resolution process...

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...

6/26/2025 2:56:28 PM

New Electrical Safety Regulations laid in Parliament

By Anna Bennett

On 25 June 2025, the Government laid new electrical safety regulations before parliament, “The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private...

6/26/2025 2:02:22 PM

Awaab’s Law: Government releases its response to consultation and publishes draft guidance for social landlords

By Kerri Harrison Baljit Basra

The Government has released its response to the consultation on new requirements under Awaab’s Law, including timescales for repairs in...

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...

6/24/2025 4:17:51 PM

A new National Housing Bank to catalyse funding for housebuilding

By Gary Grigor Alice Overton Jonathan Corris +1 more...

The UK Government’s support for housing continued at the end of last week, with their announcement of the creation of the National...

6/23/2025 2:59:53 PM

The FTT finds that legal costs of Remediation Order and Remediation Contribution Order applications can be recovered via a RCO

By Zoe McLean-Wells Will O'Brien

The First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) recently arrived at its decision in respect of a Remediation Order (RO) pursuant to section 123 of the...

6/23/2025 11:14:09 AM

Vulnerable groups provided greater access to social housing

By Anna Bennett

On 19 June 2025, the Government laid out regulations which will exempt care leavers under 25 and domestic abuse victims from local...

6/20/2025 2:47:35 PM

The Data (Use and Access) Act receives Royal Assent: What does this mean for your organisation?

By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell

The Data (Use and Access) Bill (“the Bill”) received Royal Assent on 19 June and is now the Data (Use and Access) Act ("the Act"). We...

6/18/2025 1:19:59 PM

Social Housing to receive equal access to the Building Safety Fund

By Rachel Jones Mark London

The Building Safety Fund is a fund of over £5bn that provides grants for the remediation of buildings over 18 metres. Under existing...

6/13/2025 11:26:36 AM

Recent Prevention of Future Death Report Highlights the Importance of Internal Investigations

By Narin Masera

On 20 May 2025, a Prevention of Future Deaths Report (PFD) was made by the Coroner in Birmingham and Solihull Coroner's Court following a...

6/11/2025 3:56:37 PM

Spending Review marks a big renewal for housing in the UK

By Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Ben Halsey

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, presented her 2025 Spending Review (SR25) to Parliament today and, on the face of things, it was very good...

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