Sep 12, 2024 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...
Aug 09, 2024 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...
Aug 08, 2024 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...
Aug 07, 2024 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...
Jul 18, 2024 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...
Jul 17, 2024 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...
Jun 10, 2024 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...
May 09, 2024 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...
Apr 11, 2024 Proposed changes to Renters (Reform) Bill By Penny Bournes On 28 March 2024, it was reported that the Government has proposed a number of changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill including: ...
Apr 08, 2024 Rents reviews: extension of rent settlement By Emma Hardman It was all change for social housing providers whilst I was away last week, with the new consumer regulation regime coming into force...
Apr 08, 2024 Increase in housing county court fees from May 2024 By Helen Tucker Following a consultation last year, the Government has issued its response to the consultation on 1 April 2024, which can be found here....
Mar 12, 2024 For-profits and stock rationalisation: an opportunity to build a legacy By Jonathan Cox This great piece by Helen Collins and Melissa Madjitey highlights the opportunities for-profit housing providers (FPRPs) are exploring. ...