3/30/2026 3:03:57 PM Residential PEEPs and electrical safety changes: Are you prepared? By Elizabeth Massey Legislative change is fast approaching for both Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) and electrical safety obligations...
3/25/2026 9:00:05 AM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: new prescribed forms for assured tenancy actions from 1 May 2026 for private landlords and PRP market rent lettings By Penny Bournes On 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) will abolish assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) and fixed-term assured...
3/24/2026 4:28:07 PM Paid holiday records – are you keeping them long enough? By Libby Hubbard The requirement for all employers to keep records of annual leave for six years will come into force on 6 April 2026. It’s not an...
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...
3/6/2026 3:30:37 PM Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: what does it mean in practice for health and social care? By Ben Pumphrey Nearly a year has passed since the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was brought into law, and important legislative changes to the UK GDPR...
3/5/2026 10:23:52 AM Home Office compliance action - what sponsors need to know in 2026 By Nimrah Malik Hazel Findlay Over the past few months, we have seen a significant rise in sponsor licenses being revoked. The message from the Home Office is clear –...
2/25/2026 9:29:16 AM Delivering fair pay in the social care sector is a must – but how? By Matthew Wort Most people would agree that care workers in this country are worth their weight in gold – delivering care and support that is vital to...
2/6/2026 9:13:20 AM Understanding contested deputyship applications in the Court of Protection By Carl Latham When somebody loses the capacity to manage their finances and property, and they haven’t already made a Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA),...
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 12:03:36 PM Do sleep-in shifts count towards the 20-hour limit? If you get this wrong, it could result in a civil penalty By Hazel Findlay Recently, there has been an increase in the number of civil penalties issued by the Home Office and this means that right to work...
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...