12/17/2025 10:10:12 AM Employment Rights Bill - Update #15 - it's agreed... at last By Libby Hubbard As I pen this, I am imagining HM King Charles III sitting at his breakfast table and down plonks a 300-page document, splashing the milk...
3/27/2026 10:01:40 AM Don't leave your executors in the dark! By Zoe Mellen It has come to light that NS&I is holding millions of pounds which should have been paid out to the estates of deceased customers. While...
3/25/2026 9:07:24 AM Proposed law to abolish forfeiture of residential long leases By Rebecca Sembuuze The Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was published in draft on 27 January 2026. Amongst other things, it seeks to abolish the...
3/25/2026 9:00:05 AM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: new prescribed forms for assured tenancy actions from 1 May 2026 for private landlords and PRP market rent lettings By Penny Bournes On 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) will abolish assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) and fixed-term assured...
3/24/2026 4:28:07 PM Paid holiday records – are you keeping them long enough? By Libby Hubbard The requirement for all employers to keep records of annual leave for six years will come into force on 6 April 2026. It’s not an...
3/23/2026 6:46:35 PM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: Government publishes information sheet for existing assured tenants of private landlords and PRP landlords in respect of market rent lettings By Penny Bournes Following my previous blog on 3 February 2026, the Government has now published the official Information Sheet that private landlords in...
3/23/2026 11:29:37 AM The long-awaited 4th edition of the RICS Service Charge Residential Management Code has arrived! By Penny Bournes After almost a decade, on 17 March 2026, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) released the long‑awaited 4th edition of the...
3/19/2026 4:56:47 PM Whistleblowing protections – do they extend to trustees and NEDs? By Katherine Sinclair We reported back in November 2024 about Dr MacLennan, a trustee of the British Psychological society. The EAT upheld his complaint that...
3/16/2026 5:41:27 PM Do you need to check your Companies House records? (March 2026) By Ben Pumphrey Peter Hubbard A serious security flaw has been discovered at Companies House, which means those in charge of maintaining records should check the...
3/11/2026 5:31:41 PM Increased risks for Personal Representatives under the 2027 pension IHT reforms By Gail Saunders From April 2027, significant changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) treatment of pensions are set to reshape the obligations and potential...
3/9/2026 2:40:19 PM Crime and Policing Bill - current status By Mollie McQuade Banita Gogia The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 progressed through the Report Stage on 2 March 2026. This Report Stage allows the House of Lords the...
3/6/2026 3:30:37 PM Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: what does it mean in practice for health and social care? By Ben Pumphrey Nearly a year has passed since the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was brought into law, and important legislative changes to the UK GDPR...
3/5/2026 4:27:56 PM Who has the right to conduct litigation? By Doug Mullen Helen Tucker The Mazur case decided by the High Court last year took the legal profession and its regulators by surprise, causing significant...