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A recent BBC Panorama investigation has cast a spotlight on both Connells and Purple Bricks, two of the UK’s largest estate agents, which...

From November 2025, social landlords in England (both private registered providers of social housing and local authorities) will be...

Two lengthy Court of Appeal judgments were given last week on 8 July 2025, providing authority on issues arising from the ‘leaseholder...

We have been a little spoiled when it comes to housing announcements in recent months but one initiative that has received fairly little...

What do heat networks, leisure centres, electric vehicle infrastructure and public transport have in common? All of these can be...

The Renters Rights Bill has had its almost final consideration in the House of Lords. There have been many amendments proposed and...

Following my previous blog considering the issues with the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme, the Government has now published its response to...

Here we are again with yet more ‘fun and games’ with the Employment Rights Bill.   We now have the House of Lords amendments published on...

For us employment law geeks, it’s probably fair to say that the twin peaks of 2025 to date have been a lengthy Bill in progress and a...

By now, waste collection authorities in England will undoubtedly be aware that by 31 March 2026, they will be required to arrange for the...

Earlier this year, the Government announced its plans to abolish the leasehold system as we know it, to enable freehold ownership of...

The Housing Ombudsman has this week published its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report on ASB. The report provides...