7/22/2025 1:13:28 PM Renters Rights' Bill - timescale update By Emma Hardman We now know that the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) will not be finalised before the summer recess, with the next stage of its...
7/16/2025 10:12:04 AM Renter Rights Bill - final stages and pets By Helen Tucker The Renters Rights Bill has had its almost final consideration in the House of Lords. There have been many amendments proposed and...
6/11/2025 1:14:53 PM Rent settlement: Sector views heard By Emma Hardman Today's Spending Review announcements in respect of the rent settlement are going to be significantly welcomed by the sector. They...
4/30/2025 4:04:41 PM Proportionality – Seeking possession against a tenant with a disability By Rebecca Sembuuze Mollie McQuade The recent High Court case of Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership (2025) EWHC 933 (KB), considered the issue of proportionality when...
4/14/2025 9:02:35 AM Renters' Rights Bill Hub By Emma Hardman As the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) continues its journey through Parliament, scheduled for Committee Stage in the House of Lords on...
4/1/2025 9:35:56 AM Crime and Policing Bill 2025 – The Second Reading By Suzanne Gregson Mollie McQuade The Crime and Policing Bill 2025 had its second reading in Parliament on 10 March 2025. The reading led to a significant number of...
3/10/2025 9:45:45 AM Changes to Service Charge Consultation Regulations in England and Wales from 24 February 2025 By Penny Bournes The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act), which came into force on 24 February 2025, introduces changes that will impact landlords when...
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...