Oct 29, 2021 Parallel tracks: Disrepair claim or Ombudsman complaint? 'It's not lifestyle' By Helen Tucker Have you spotted the Housing Ombudsman's 'Spotlight Report on damp and mould - It's not lifestyle' and a significant change to its...
Oct 28, 2021 Budget day calm... but the most vulnerable remain without additional help By Donna Holmes Well, it has been another unexpectedly calm budget day for private client practitioners. I'd kept my fingers crossed we would remain...
Oct 27, 2021 Jollof rice - An iconic West African dish By Sike Olawale Jollof rice, a well-seasoned, tomato-based rice dish, is one of the most popular African dishes with huge cultural significance,...
Oct 26, 2021 NHF Decarbonisation Guide Published By Andrew Millross Last week the National Housing Federation issued its decarbonisation guide. The guide includes an absolute zero target for scope 1...
Oct 20, 2021 Smart doorbells - 'Ring'ing in privacy actions? By Anthony Collins The county court has ruled that a smart doorbell, that collects audio and video recordings was in breach of data protection laws in...
Oct 19, 2021 GloWeek 2021 - The return of the Glow By David Evison Regular readers will know that we like to throw as much as we can at the Child Brain Injury Trust's GloWeek campaign every year. We like...
Oct 18, 2021 Care provider pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Prosecutions for corporate manslaughter are relatively rare - but recently we have seen a care provider, Aster Healthcare, plead guilty...
Oct 15, 2021 How to make patients safe, with long waiting times in so many places? By Ann Houghton I should start by being very clear - the doctors, nurses and other medics in GP practices and hospital A&Es are doing their best. I've...
Oct 14, 2021 Observations on how social housing employers are responding to the latest SHPS valuation By Katherine Sinclair The latest valuation results of the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) released in August 2021 provided a daunting read for many social...
Oct 14, 2021 Standard terms - a trap By Andrew Millross The case of Blue Sky Solutions v BE Caring contains a warning for organisations that rely on standard terms and conditions for their...
Oct 13, 2021 Care staff shortages - the very real impact By Donna Holmes As a Court of Protection Deputy, one of the things I regularly have to do is source care for vulnerable individuals. That care might be...
Oct 13, 2021 Court dismisses 28 separate divorce petitions with identical wording - no fault divorce is coming By Elizabeth Wyatt In September, Mr Justice Moor gave judgment in these cases where the allegations of unreasonable behaviour were all exactly the same. All...