3/5/2026 4:27:56 PM Who has the right to conduct litigation? By Doug Mullen Helen Tucker The Mazur case decided by the High Court last year took the legal profession and its regulators by surprise, causing significant...
3/5/2026 2:31:04 PM A recent case on proportionality and hearsay in possession proceedings By Mollie McQuade As addressed by Giles Peaker in Nearly Legal, the recent case of The Co-operative Development Society Ltd v XXX pulled out key issues a...
3/4/2026 12:08:01 PM LGPS employee contribution rate bands changing from 1 April 2026 By Doug Mullen The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has confirmed the revised employee contribution bands that will apply from 1 April 2026. These...
3/2/2026 9:11:16 AM Updated possession guidance - Renters Rights Act By Helen Tucker The Government updated its Renters Rights Act possession guidance for private landlords again on 24 February 2026. This guidance sets out...
2/16/2026 12:16:12 PM Leaning into past lessons will improve outcomes for neighbourhoods By David Alcock Whilst preparing for the introduction of the Pride in Place Programme (PIPP), local authorities and all those involved must take the...
2/13/2026 10:20:07 AM Wide and far reach for remediation contribution orders By Joanne Wright Two important points were clarified in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) appeal case Edgewater (Stevenage) Limited, recently...
2/11/2026 10:58:26 AM New Housing Ombudsman compensation guidance By Helen Tucker The Housing Ombudsman’s (HOS) updated Compensation Guidance, A New Era for Housing Compensation: Clearer Standards, Fairer Outcomes, was...
2/10/2026 5:27:54 PM Renters Rights Act possession guidance By Helen Tucker Private landlords will be gearing up for 1 May 2026 when the Renters Rights Act (RRA) comes into force. The Government has just...
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...
2/2/2026 9:11:58 AM A new era for housing standards: what landlords need to know By Suzanne Gregson The Government has confirmed the most significant shake‑up of rented housing standards in two decades, setting out new expectations for...