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The long-awaited Government response to last year's consultation on service charges and strengthening ‘leaseholder’ (but also covering...

The Housing Ombudsman’s latest Learning from Severe Maladministration report highlights an emerging theme in complaints: the significant...

We now have another recent County Court Case considering the issue of forced access, which provides useful guidance to practitioners.  As...

The Government has announced that Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law will come into force on 30 November 2026, extending the strict response...

ASB Awareness Week this week is all about Making Communities Safer. I remain in awe at the breadth of skills required and the number of...

The Social Housing Bill returned to Parliament for its second reading in the House of Lords on 1 June 2026. One of the Bill’s three key...

It’s 1 May 2026, so the Renters’ Rights Act is in force for all non-social housing tenancies from today! A brief reminder of what this...

Another day, another Renters' Rights Act 2025 update! All private registered providers (PRPs) should have received a letter from Matthew...

As 1 May 2026 and the introduction of tenure changes under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 for ‘private landlords’ fast approaches, one of...

We now have more certainty about when the Government intends for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to apply to the social rented sector....

On 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) will abolish assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) and fixed-term assured...

Following my previous blog on 3 February 2026, the Government has now published the official Information Sheet that private landlords in...