New Pre-Action Protocols for Possession by Social Landlords and Housing Conditions
New Protocols for Disrepair (now referred to as Housing Condition) and Possession Claims by Social…
July 1, 2020 By Helen Thomas
Improvement works: Could do better
In November last year the High Court issued a reminder as to the need for…
July 1, 2020 By Helen Thomas
Planning Permissions and Coronavirus – A Toolkit
With developers and landowners having to alter the way they work due to the impact…
June 30, 2020 By Chris Tofts
Can modular homes help the housing crisis?
The UK property market has been in crisis for some time due to a low…
June 12, 2020 By Tim Walmsley
Stephens Scown’s solicitors assist with historic social housing deal
Leading South West law firm Stephens Scown LLP has helped to bolster the South West’s…
February 27, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Fire stopping in residential properties – the law
There has been significant focus on the adequacy of fire safety in new build residential…
November 11, 2019 By Jim Gorrod
Kate Henderson – Chief Executive, National Housing Federation
I won’t be the first, or the last, to remark that we are witnessing an…
November 11, 2019 By Guest Blogger
Right to rent v human rights
Right to Rent checks under the Immigration Act 2014 have been found to be incompatible…
March 12, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
New protection for tenants – the Tenant Fees Act 2019
The Tenant Fees Act 2019 was passed on 12 February 2019 as part of a…
February 19, 2019 By Richard Bagwell
The Green Paper – A new deal for social housing
The long-awaited Green Paper has been released. Following last year’s tragic Grenfell Tower fire it…
September 27, 2018 By Laurie Trounce
The future of social housing – The Green Paper
The long-awaited Green Paper has been released. Following last year’s tragic Grenfell Tower fire it…
September 27, 2018 By Laurie Trounce
Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework
The long-awaited revised National Planning Policy Framework (‘NPPF’) was published on 24 July 2018, with…
September 27, 2018 By Chris Tofts