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...
2/13/2026 10:00:03 AM Please mind the gap: continued uncertainty after For Women Scotland, and what charities can do while we wait for updated guidance By Shauntelle Murphy Libby Hubbard The Supreme Court has clarified that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex. But until the Equality and Human Rights...
2/3/2026 12:19:46 PM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: new written terms rules from 1 May 2026 for private landlords and PRP market rent lettings By Penny Bournes The Government has published draft regulations setting out new obligations for private landlords in England to provide assured tenants...
2/3/2026 12:00:06 PM Volunteering is for volunteers, not workers; any confusion could be costly By Katherine Sinclair Esther Campsall The approximate annual cost of replacing volunteers with paid staff across the UK would be £16.4billion; they are a resource many...
2/2/2026 2:23:15 PM The Darlington nurses' case - what can we learn? By Libby Hubbard You may have seen the recent cases of the Darlington nurses and the issue of who can use a female-only changing room and the misgendering...
1/23/2026 12:29:17 PM Children’s Social Care: reflections following the Anthony Collins roundtable By Precious Mealia Last week, Anthony Collins hosted a roundtable discussion with providers and advisers working across the children’s social care sector....
1/9/2026 9:21:34 AM Pride in Place: governance, responsibilities and boundaries. This guidance is not to be missed By Sarah Patrice For those who might have missed it in the run up to Christmas, MHCLG have produced, in addition to the prospectus, further guidance in...
1/7/2026 9:39:37 AM Two key employment themes for 2026 By Libby Hubbard Happy New Year from the employment and pensions team here at AC! So, what will employment law bring in 2026? A good deal of...
1/5/2026 12:48:17 PM Navigating property security in 2026: three questions every housing provider should ask By Julia Robertson As the property and funding landscape evolves, housing providers face increasing complexity in managing security for loan arrangements....
12/17/2025 3:09:10 PM Employment lessons learnt in 2025 - here’s our juke box of goodies By Libby Hubbard You can’t hurry love, and you can’t hurry an employment rights bill either In this, the third and final draft of this paragraph, I can...