Policy Update: A Reformed Decent Homes Standard for Rented Homes in England
The Decent Homes Standard currently sets minimum standards for the condition of social homes in…
February 5, 2026 By Nicola Hall
High street rental auctions – coming to a high street near you?
From December 2024 local authorities in England have the power to let vacant town centre…
January 27, 2026 By Helen Williams
Commonhold Reform: What You Need to Know in 2026
Commonhold has been talked about for years — but 2026 feels different. With renewed political…
January 22, 2026 By Helen Williams
Renters’ Rights Act 2025: changes which commenced on 27 December 2025
On 27 December 2025, a discrete but significant tranche of provisions from the Renters’ Rights…
December 31, 2025 By Nicola Hall
When is a building, not a building? Case Law Update
If it looks like a lemon, smells like a lemon, and tastes like a lemon,…
September 26, 2025 By Helen Williams
The Renters Rights Bill: What Care Sector Providers Need to Know
The Renters Rights Bill, currently progressing through Parliament, is set to bring significant changes to…
July 9, 2025 By Nicola Hall
Rights to Light – Judgment awaited in the cases of Cooper v Ludgate House Limited and Powell v Ludgate House Limited (“The Bankside Yards cases”)
I have litigated several rights to light cases. It is only when I got involved…
June 4, 2025 By Helen Williams
Protecting your house deposit
Buying a new house together, whether as a couple, or as friends getting onto the…
May 29, 2025 By Eve Hebbron
How do boundary disputes arise?
Boundary disputes are common. They often arise where historical plans showing the extent of land…
May 22, 2025 By Helen Williams
The Electronic Communications Code: Legal Update for Landowners
What does the Electronic Communications Code means for landowners? Successive governments have promoted the fast…
May 21, 2025 By Victoria Wells
Changes to the rules on marketing of property
If you are directly involved in the selling and letting of property to individuals, whether…
May 16, 2025 By Tara Hawthorn
Succeeding with succession
The great benefits of an AHA tenancy created before 12 July 1984 is the possibility…
May 12, 2025 By Ian Thomas