8/1/2025 3:15:46 PM Court of Appeal clarifies consequences of failing to serve Notice of Invitation to Participate on tenant By Mark Foxcroft Jatinder Bhamber In Avon Freeholds Ltd v Cresta Court E RTM Co Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1016, the Court of Appeal determined that a Right to Manage (“RTM”)...
7/31/2025 12:49:43 PM Awaab's Law – a legislative update and, separately, recommendations for development transactions By Triya Maicha Baljit Basra Charlotte Sawyer Ben Halsey +1 more... Show less Background and Recent developments As readers will be aware, the introduction of Awaab's Law marks a significant shift in the...
7/30/2025 3:26:09 PM Examining the Building Safety (Wales) Bill By Mark London Matthew Cocklin Lena Barnes On 7 July 2025, the Welsh Government set out its new, landmark Building Safety (Wales) Bill (“the Bill”) in response to the Grenfell...
7/23/2025 2:19:09 PM CLC Issues New Guidance to Tackle Gateway 2 Delays By Mark London Jonathan Corris Triya Maicha Following on swiftly from the recent Fast Track Process announcement, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has released a suite of...
7/23/2025 1:20:00 PM Real Estate & Projects Newsletter & Vlog: July 2025 By David Bullock Ben Halsey We are delighted to present a very special edition of the Real Estate & Projects Newsletter and Vlog this month! As well as our usual...
7/22/2025 10:09:47 AM Peabody Successful in Court of Appeal Judgment By Alicia Ogborn Will O'Brien Mark London Devonshires successfully acted for Peabody Trust (“Peabody”) in an appeal to the Court of Appeal (see judgment), in Peabody’s claim...
7/17/2025 2:33:05 PM Landmark “Building Safety (Wales) Bill” released By Alex Clarke Lena Barnes Last week on 7 July, the Welsh Government introduced the new Building Safety (Wales) Bill and its Explanatory Memorandum. Alongside this...
7/16/2025 8:00:31 AM Building Safety Levy Regulations Published By James King The Draft Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 have now been published. Set to come into force on 1 October 2026, the draft...
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,...
7/8/2025 4:17:11 PM Consultation published on a new Rent and Service Charge Standard in Wales By Jonathan Bowen Gemma Bell The Welsh Government has published a consultation on a new Rent and Service Charge Standard (‘a new Rent Standard’) for social housing in...
7/8/2025 9:31:44 AM Government releases Regulations: Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (‘Residential PEEPs’) By Lee Russell Mark London On 4 July, the Government laid The Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 (‘the Regulations’). These...
7/3/2025 12:33:07 PM New consultation published on reformed Decent Homes Standard for social and privately rented homes By Victoria Smith Anna Bennett The MHCLG launched a consultation on 2 July 2025 on a reformed Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for social and privately rented homes. This...