12/23/2024 1:52:21 PM The Section 106 Affordable Housing Clearing Service - an opportunity for a reset By Jonathan Cox The announcement by Homes England of a section 106 clearing house is unlikely to make the step change in the way intended. It is...
12/11/2024 9:18:22 AM Healthy Homes and Buildings By Emma Hardman Last night I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthy Homes and Buildings roundtable debate discussing why building...
10/24/2024 9:33:16 AM Shared Ownership and the Renters' Rights Bill By Jonathan Cox Reading this article, I just wanted to make the case for the positive aspects of the reform of shared ownership possession laws. Years...
9/25/2024 8:00:48 AM Things landlords can do to stop RTB fraud By Lucy Worrall Right now there is a surge in right to buy (RTB) applications given tenants justified concerns that the new Labour government is likely...
9/12/2024 9:27:02 AM Renters Rights Bill finally lands By Helen Tucker At last, the long-awaited Renters Rights Bill abolishing assured shorthold tenancies and the s21 notice ‘no-fault eviction’ process, has...
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...
8/8/2024 11:54:49 AM Hardship tests to get a possession order? By Helen Tucker News is slowly coming out about what the Renters Rights Bill might contain. The Housing Minister's comments appeared in the Telegraph...
8/7/2024 8:20:23 AM Empty affordable housing - what's going on! By Jonathan Cox This excellent article in The i brings to light an issue which has been long brewing; current law section 106 agreements oblige...
7/18/2024 8:27:40 AM Is now the time for commonhold? By Emma Hardman On Monday morning, at the end of our Annual Service Charge Update webinar, I briefly spoke about potential future changes in the context...
7/17/2024 1:35:34 PM It's a go - Renters Reform now Renters Rights Bill By Helen Tucker The King's Speech today (the longest in over 20 years the BBC according to the BBC with 40 new Bills announced) confirms the new...
6/10/2024 11:02:01 AM How now to obtain possession of shared ownership leases? By Helen Tucker Shared ownership leases have long been in an odd position when it comes to taking possession proceedings. Marketed as a form of home...
5/9/2024 8:53:59 AM Solving the housing crisis: every little helps By Emma Hardman We have a housing crisis. There is no doubt about it. There are not enough homes, and most definitely not enough affordable ones. The...