5/1/2026 8:11:28 AM Renters Rights Act day is here! By Helen Tucker It’s 1 May 2026, so the Renters’ Rights Act is in force for all non-social housing tenancies from today! A brief reminder of what this...
6/19/2026 3:30:23 PM Cohabiting couples and inheritance: will the law finally catch up? By Lucy Bluck As a Wills and Probate solicitor, I am often approached by clients who are surprised to learn that living together does not in itself...
6/19/2026 11:29:31 AM “Publish and Be Transparent” – The new contractual control regime and what it means for local authorities. By Emma Lloyd The Government’s transparency reforms for land agreements are now beginning to take concrete form through the draft Provision of...
6/19/2026 11:07:41 AM Possession changes - domestic abuse By Helen Tucker The Social Housing Bill returned to Parliament for its second reading in the House of Lords on 1 June 2026. One of the Bill’s three key...
6/16/2026 3:45:47 PM DHSC issues initial guidance on deprivation of liberty: What providers need to know By Molly Quinney In our previous blogs, we looked at the Supreme Court’s decision of 2 June 2026 and the subsequent statement from the Care Quality...
6/15/2026 12:10:32 PM The Regulator’s Decision Statement on new electrical safety TSM By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published its Decision Statement on the new Tenant Satisfaction Measure (TSM) for electrical...
6/15/2026 8:23:13 AM For-profit affordable housing partnerships – Is this what the future holds? By Lucy Callow Why would a housing association consider forming a for-profit partnership with a private investor or commercial developer? Legal &...
6/12/2026 9:53:47 AM No it is not a typo – the final hearing date is 2029! By Jackie Morris The latest employment tribunal statistics (January–March 2026) paint a clear picture: the system is under significant strain. Receipts...
6/11/2026 10:52:26 AM New neighbourhood governance duty for all local authorities in England By Sue Bearman Every neighbourhood, town and city has its own distinct sense of place – something that sets it apart. The English Devolution and...
6/10/2026 11:02:16 AM Deprivation of Liberty: CQC’s statement on the Supreme Court’s judgement By Molly Quinney In our recent blog, Supreme Court redraws the boundaries of deprivation of liberty: what this means, we explored the immediate legal...
6/10/2026 10:54:22 AM Safeguarding in the Community: Cuckooing becomes a criminal offence By Lorna Kenyon-Pain On 29 April, the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the Act) received Royal Assent - formally recognising cuckooing as a standalone criminal...
6/9/2026 12:47:24 PM Forced Access - Plymouth Community Homes Limited v Hammond [2026] By Rebecca Sembuuze Mollie McQuade A recent County Court case of Plymouth Community Homes Limited v Hammond [2026] (Plymouth) considered the issue of forced access in the...
6/8/2026 4:13:17 PM A new approach to automatic suspension under the Procurement Act 2023? By Raffaella Culora Emma Riley The High Court’s recent decision in ParkingEye Limited v Velindre University NHS Trust & Anor [2026] EWHC 1019 (TCC) is the first...