8/14/2024 3:21:30 PM Deferring window repairs to a planned programme simply isn’t enough… By Anthony Collins On 10 July 2024, the Housing Ombudsman wrote to the chief executives of all social housing providers encouraging them to review their...
8/9/2024 9:31:03 AM Lessons to learn - Regulator of Social Housing's Annual Consumer Regulation Review By Helen Tucker On 17 July 2024, the Regulator of Social Housing issued its Annual Consumer Regulation Review for 2023-2024. This relates to the last...
7/18/2024 9:31:15 AM Small claims mandatory mediation pilot - Will it fly? By Bethany Milne As of 22 May 2024, mandatory mediation has been introduced for certain cases allocated to the small claims track where the only remedy...
5/30/2024 12:08:05 PM The general election and housing legislation: Implications for landlords By Bethan Jones Following the announcement on Wednesday 22 May that the General Election (or ‘Genny Lec’ as it can be affectionately called) will take...
1/15/2024 2:29:29 PM Awaab's Law - consultation begins By Helen Tucker A sea change in disrepair legal obligations approaches. To understand the proposals in Awaab's Law, see the e-briefing from my colleague...
1/12/2024 4:41:40 PM Awaab's Law - consultation now out By Suzanne Gregson On 9 January 2024, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities released its long-awaited consultation on Awaab’s Law, which...
11/28/2022 10:13:33 AM Proactively managing disrepair claims By Helen Tucker This was the title of the panel session I spoke at during the HOMES UK 22 conference last week. My main point was for landlords to focus...
3/7/2022 11:31:17 AM Claims farming and disrepair cases By Helen Tucker A helpful article in Inside Housing last week from Riverside's CEO about the cost of disrepair claims. Of course, there are valid claims...
10/29/2021 10:06:23 AM 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...