7/1/2025 2:07:54 PM In safe hands: Regulatory support for housing providers By Lorna Kenyon-Pain We’ve recently refreshed our website pages, and with that, we thought it was the perfect time to (re)introduce our regulatory team and...
6/30/2025 11:26:26 AM The Coroner's Court: inquests for social housing providers By Lorna Kenyon-Pain The inquest into the death of Awaab Ishak demonstrated the power of coroners to provoke and support change, not just for those parties...
6/30/2025 9:25:01 AM Reflections from NFTMO 2025 – Building safety and management: communication breakdown (and other fire hazards) By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey If you attended our session at the NFTMO conference this year, you’ll know it quickly turned into something of a legal surgery - and we...
6/24/2025 2:00:03 PM Reviewing the Regulator: Is the Building Safety Regulator fit for purpose? By Lorna Kenyon-Pain The Building Safety Regulator was set up under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022). One of its key purposes is to regulate...
5/13/2025 11:32:00 AM ACsess Risk – Handling complex complaints By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey We are delighted to announce that our next session of ACsess Risk will be focused on handling complex complaints. Recap: What is the aim...
3/24/2025 7:38:28 PM Is it enough to name and shame? The Prevention of Future Deaths Report and the Government By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey The Government recently published its response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report. An overview of the Government’s response can...
3/13/2025 12:28:08 PM Bridging the gap – Two coroners’ comments on window restrictors By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain Many housing and care providers will seek to mitigate the risk of falls from windows by installing window restrictors. However, the legal...
8/22/2024 10:43:04 AM Inquest putting the spotlight on social housing By Elizabeth Massey The actions (or inaction) of social housing providers are increasingly being scrutinised throughout the inquest process in relation to...
8/11/2023 9:32:34 AM Consumer standards consultation – a holistic approach to safety? By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Molly Quinney Late last month, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) opened the consumer standards consultation. The outcome of the consultation will...
8/10/2023 10:15:32 AM Consultation update: Expansion of Ofsted's powers By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Elizabeth Massey Freya Cassia We have been closely following the announcements and updates relating to Ofsted’s regulation of supported accommodation for 16 and...
7/27/2023 8:49:37 AM Regulatory round-up: Care and housing prosecutions update 2023 By Freya Cassia We have just published our most recent prosecutions update which comments on some of the regulatory trends we have been seeing over the...
5/24/2023 10:11:47 AM CCTV and the provision of care - the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman gives its view By Lorna Kenyon-Pain Those receiving care and support and their families sometimes choose to install video and audio recording equipment that captures the...