Nov 08, 2024 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...
Oct 21, 2024 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...
Oct 14, 2024 Proposed changes to co-operative and community benefit society law – further thought needed? By Gemma Bell The Law Commission (sponsored by HM Treasury) has undertaken a review of the key piece of legislation governing co-operative and...
Nov 06, 2023 The Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023 has been published By Victoria Smith All social housing must be maintained and kept in good condition. The Welsh Government previously consulted on a new housing quality...
Oct 04, 2023 Institutional investment in social housing during the last year By Alice Overton It has been a much quieter year in the capital markets for our clients, but we were proud to be the most featured legal advisor for...
Oct 03, 2023 Sustainability Reporting Standard - version 2.0 By Rachel Orgill-Harris We are pleased to see that version 2.0 of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing has been launched today. Adopters are...
Sep 19, 2023 Building Safety Act 2022: Devonshires' Flagship Conference By Lee Russell Mark London We are delighted to announce our conference on the Building Safety Act, a flagship event from Devonshires which will take place on Monday...
Sep 11, 2023 Consultation closing soon: bed and breakfast accommodation used for homelessness purposes in Wales By Victoria Smith Currently in Wales, local authorities and registered social landlords classed as ‘community landlords’ under the Renting Homes (Wales)...
Aug 04, 2023 Asset Registers – An important tool for social housing providers By Scott Turner Brendan Sarsfield explored the role of a data management strategy for Inside Housing on 2 August 2023. “The data you need today isn’t...