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Two important points were clarified in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) appeal case Edgewater (Stevenage) Limited, recently...

The Housing Ombudsman’s (HOS) updated Compensation Guidance, A New Era for Housing Compensation: Clearer Standards, Fairer Outcomes, was...

Private landlords will be gearing up for 1 May 2026 when the Renters Rights Act (RRA) comes into force.  The Government has just...

The Government has published draft regulations setting out new obligations for private landlords in England to provide assured tenants...

The approximate annual cost of replacing volunteers with paid staff across the UK would be £16.4billion; they are a resource many...

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...

The Government has confirmed the most significant shake‑up of rented housing standards in two decades, setting out new expectations for...

It’s been a bumper week for news about the proposed low-interest loans to housing associations from the National Housing Bank (NHB). It’s...

The regulator of social housing in England has extremely wide powers to intervene in the affairs of the organisations it regulates....

In a somewhat unexpected move, this week (28 January), the Government issued a planning policy statement called ‘A roadmap for Section...

Back in October 2025, I reported that the Government has now confirmed the timeline for introducing the new Competency and Conduct...

A tiny part of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has significantly changed the status of Shared Ownership Leases with implications for how...