7/17/2025 2:00:36 PM Estate agent practices under scrutiny: Risks for attorneys and deputies By Julie Eccles A recent BBC Panorama investigation has cast a spotlight on both Connells and Purple Bricks, two of the UK’s largest estate agents, which...
7/17/2025 8:29:51 AM Changes to electrical safety for social landlords By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain From November 2025, social landlords in England (both private registered providers of social housing and local authorities) will be...
7/16/2025 1:39:49 PM More pieces of the ‘leaseholder protections’ puzzle fall into place: two important decisions in the Court of Appeal By Joanne Wright Two lengthy Court of Appeal judgments were given last week on 8 July 2025, providing authority on issues arising from the ‘leaseholder...
7/16/2025 1:34:21 PM Can we bank on more building? By Michael Nutman We have been a little spoiled when it comes to housing announcements in recent months but one initiative that has received fairly little...
7/16/2025 10:26:50 AM Are you making concessions? Procuring community infrastructure wisely... By Richard Brooks What do heat networks, leisure centres, electric vehicle infrastructure and public transport have in common? All of these can be...
7/16/2025 10:12:04 AM Renter Rights Bill - final stages and pets By Helen Tucker The Renters Rights Bill has had its almost final consideration in the House of Lords. There have been many amendments proposed and...
7/9/2025 3:48:29 PM Reforming the Right to Buy By Jabir Dar Following my previous blog considering the issues with the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme, the Government has now published its response to...
7/8/2025 2:46:31 PM Employment Rights Bill - Update #7; new amendments By Anna Dabek Libby Hubbard 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...
7/8/2025 10:03:58 AM Employment law update 2025 - what's happened so far? By Libby Hubbard 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...
7/7/2025 1:29:22 PM Simpler recycling - Food waste collections and more By Gayle Monk Alex Lawrence By now, waste collection authorities in England will undoubtedly be aware that by 31 March 2026, they will be required to arrange for the...
7/7/2025 12:58:52 PM Commonhold: the beginning of the end for the leasehold system By Raj Flora-Seehra Earlier this year, the Government announced its plans to abolish the leasehold system as we know it, to enable freehold ownership of...
7/4/2025 1:44:36 PM Key takeaways from the Housing Ombudsman's report on anti-social behaviour (ASB) By Harry Browne The Housing Ombudsman has this week published its latest ‘learning from severe maladministration’ report on ASB. The report provides...