7/9/2025 3:48:29 PM Reforming the Right to Buy By Jabir Dar Following my previous blog considering the issues with the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme, the Government has now published its response to...
7/8/2025 2:46:31 PM Employment Rights Bill - Update #7; new amendments By Anna Dabek Libby Hubbard Here we are again with yet more ‘fun and games’ with the Employment Rights Bill. We now have the House of Lords amendments published on...
7/8/2025 10:03:58 AM Employment law update 2025 - what's happened so far? By Libby Hubbard For us employment law geeks, it’s probably fair to say that the twin peaks of 2025 to date have been a lengthy Bill in progress and a...
7/7/2025 1:29:22 PM Simpler recycling - Food waste collections and more By Gayle Monk Alex Lawrence By now, waste collection authorities in England will undoubtedly be aware that by 31 March 2026, they will be required to arrange for the...
7/7/2025 12:58:52 PM Commonhold: the beginning of the end for the leasehold system By Raj Flora-Seehra Earlier this year, the Government announced its plans to abolish the leasehold system as we know it, to enable freehold ownership of...
7/2/2025 2:49:08 PM Employment Rights Bill - Update #6: the road map By Anna Dabek Libby Hubbard It's always great (and somewhat surprising) when the 'powers that be' do what is promised. But so it came to pass with the ERB...
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...
7/1/2025 9:46:44 AM Disrepair claims - fixed recoverable costs exemption extended to 2028 By Helen Tucker The Government has confirmed that the exemption of housing disrepair claims from the current fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime (which...
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...
6/25/2025 10:05:46 AM Transitional Arrangements for Local Government Reorganisation: Shadow Councils and Preparing Councils By Claire Ward Matt Marsh The 21 local authorities required to submit interim proposals to the MHCLG by 21 March 2025 for the reorganisation of local government to...
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...
6/18/2025 3:41:12 PM Briefing on the Employment Rights Bill - Focus on key changes to trade unions By Matthew Gregson Sarah Harnett The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) is a landmark piece of proposed legislation currently going through Parliament that aims to modernise...