15 Apr, 2024 ESG - social value is no longer a mere nice-to-have By Adriana Klincova Highlighting the positive impact of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on their workforce, local community, and broader society is...
11 Apr, 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: ...
08 Apr, 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...
19 Feb, 2024 Expansion of Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme By Adriana Klincova Announced last week, the expansion of the existing Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme (AHGS) to a £6bn fund, will support both new...
15 Jan, 2024 Awaab's Law - consultation begins By Helen Tucker A sea change in disrepair legal obligations approaches. To understand the proposals in Awaab's Law, see the e-briefing from my colleague...
12 Jan, 2024 Awaab's Law - consultation now out By Suzanne Gregson On 9 January 2024, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities released its long-awaited consultation on Awaab’s Law, which...
06 Nov, 2023 Call for evidence on the county courts By Helen Tucker Parliament's Justice Committee has launched a call for evidence about the working of the county court generally. It closes on 14 December...
19 Oct, 2023 Renters Reform Bill is back on... By Helen Tucker Michael Gove has now secured parliamentary time for a second reading of the Rent Reform Bill on Monday 23 October. It is then expected...
11 Oct, 2023 Updated 'how to rent' guide By Penny Bournes On 2 October 2023, the Government updated the how to rent guide to provide advice to tenants on how to access legal aid services, advice...
21 Sep, 2023 Renters Reform Bill delayed By Helen Tucker The Government has not made parliamentary time for its second reading this autumn as expected, so the progress of the Renters Reform Bill...
13 Sep, 2023 RAAC: Assessing the risks for social housing By Andrew Lancaster Have you seen this article that I contributed to in Social Housing yesterday? It is a good round-up of news and views from many key...
12 Sep, 2023 The social housing sector and RAAC – what do we know so far? By Andrew Lancaster A few weeks back many of us had probably not even heard of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). However, that has now changed...