7/28/2025 1:53:51 PM Mortgagee protection clauses in focus: Lessons from Westminster City Council v Gems House Residences [2025] By Sarah Kay In the recent High Court decision of Westminster City Council v Gems House Residences Chiltern Street Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 1789 (Ch),...
7/28/2025 1:35:44 PM Residential PEEPs: A new chapter in fire safety for vulnerable residents By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, and after years of consultation, new requirements for Residential Personal Emergency...
7/28/2025 10:38:25 AM New Memorandum of Understanding between the Regulator of Social Housing and the Building Safety Regulator – Giving the regulators more teeth? By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain On 22 July 2025, a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was published between the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and the Health and...
7/21/2025 3:12:46 PM Awaab’s Law - Timescales By Suzanne Gregson The draft Awaab’s Law Regulations (Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025) are due to be...
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...
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...
6/27/2025 11:05:06 AM The draft guidance is finally here… Awaab’s Law By Suzanne Gregson The ‘Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025’ also known as Awaab’s Law, were laid in Parliament...
6/12/2025 9:04:43 AM Spending Review for affordable housing development: What do we know beyond the headlines? By Kate Davies We knew ahead of time to expect what the Government are calling the biggest boost to investment in social and affordable homes in a...
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...
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...
5/13/2025 11:26:22 AM Expert witness functions in the housing disrepair sector By Bethan Jones Surveyors are routinely instructed to provide expert reports in housing disrepair claims; most of those surveyors are members of the ...
3/28/2025 3:39:55 PM Welcome to ACsess Risk! By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain We are delighted to announce our new webinar series ACsess Risk, starting 1 April 2025. What is the aim of ACsess Risk? This series is...