5/16/2025 12:25:38 PM New London Plan Consultation is now live By Hannah Langford Camilla Weston Ben Halsey The Greater London Authority (GLA) has published its formal consultation document, ‘Towards a New London Plan’, asking stakeholders and...
5/1/2025 7:59:55 AM Private prosecutions: What they are, how they work, and why they matter By Matthew Garbutt Private prosecutions are a little-known but powerful legal tool. They allow individuals or organisations to bring criminal proceedings...
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...
12/18/2024 10:18:10 AM Homes England publishes ‘clearance’ database of Section 106 affordable housing sites By Ben Halsey Triya Maicha Jonathan Corris Jonathan Jarvis +1 more... Show less Homes England (HE) has now made available the Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service, which is a database (or what some are...
12/11/2024 10:40:04 AM Top Tips: handling negative press By Nikki Bowker It is easy to think of recent examples of people/organisations handling negative press poorly, in a way that has served only to worsen...
11/8/2024 2:01:35 PM Clock ticking on the "Failure to Prevent Fraud" Offence By Matthew Garbutt "Preparing "reasonable procedures" is now essential for businesses to mitigate risk under the new offence - proactive steps today will...
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...
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...
9/2/2024 10:54:31 AM Social Housing's Professionals' League: Devonshires ranked No.1 for institutional investment deals By Rachel Dros Rachel Orgill-Harris Alice Overton We are delighted to be the most instructed legal advisor for housing association borrowers and issuers, as reported by Social Housing's...
8/9/2024 11:13:44 AM The proposed new UK Prospectus regime – key forthcoming changes for housing association bond issuers By Rachel Orgill-Harris Michelle Pascua The publication of the FCA’s proposed new rules for admission to trading on regulated UK markets has been long-awaited and eagerly...
7/22/2024 7:47:10 AM What should my board know about interest rate hedging? By Luke Bevis Sharon Thandi Hedging arrangements are commonplace among housing associations and are a useful tool for mitigating financial risk. In times gone by,...
6/3/2024 3:43:23 PM New UK legislation to compensate victims of Push Payment scams By Matthew Garbutt Authorised Push Payment ("APP") fraud occurs when fraudsters trick individuals or businesses into authorising a payment to an account...