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The Housing Streamlined Subsidy Scheme: What Public Authorities Need To Know

Beatrice Wood, Oliver Slater and Melodi Mangan review the new housing streamlined subsidy scheme, which smooths the path for awards of up to £75m on relevant housing projects.

April 24, 2026

The Housing Streamlined Subsidy Scheme: What Public Authorities Need To Know

Unlocking legal talent

Jonathan Bourne sets out why in-house council teams and law firms should embrace apprenticeships.

June 13, 2025

Unlocking legal talent

The Employment Rights Act 2025: What Public Sector Employers Need to Know

The Employment Rights Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, introduces wide-ranging reforms to UK employment law. Lewis Kerr and Bethany Cooper look at the key provisions for public bodies.

The Employment Rights Act 2025: What Public Sector Employers Need to Know

Service charge recovery and the Building Safety Act 2022

Zoe McGovern, Sian Gibbon and Caroline Frampton set out what local authorities need to consider when it comes to the Building Safety Act 2022 and service charge recovery.

Service charge recovery and the Building Safety Act 2022

Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law” is forcing action in social housing

Eleanor Jones sets out what "Awaab's Law" will mean in practice for social landlords.

Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law” is forcing action in social housing

Housing management in practice: six challenges shaping the sector

Rebecca Rees provides key takeaways on six key challenges in housing management, including how to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Housing management in practice: six challenges shaping the sector

Why AI must power the next wave of Social Housing delivery

For years, national housing policy has wrestled with the tension between aspiration and delivery. Targets have been set and missed; waiting lists have grown longer, and the most vulnerable people in our society have been left with fewer safe, affordable places to call home.…

Why AI must power the next wave of Social Housing delivery

Drawing the line: Civil Restraint Orders in social housing

April 23, 2026

Civil Restraint Orders are not something housing providers encounter every day, but when litigation becomes repetitive and unmanageable, they can offer an effective way to restore control to proceedings that would otherwise be dominated by delay and disruption, writes Emily Hope.

Housing offences and increased penalties

April 17, 2026

David Smith looks at whether the Sentencing Council’s proposed sentencing guidelines for offences related to housing will change local authorities’ approach to enforcement.

The new Housing Streamlined Route

April 14, 2026

Alexander Rose and Kanyinsola Lawal explain how public authorities can make use of the new 'Streamlined Route' for housing and assess whether it really will simplify Subsidy Control in housing projects.

Asylum hotels, overcrowding and the HMO rules

April 01, 2026

A recent High Court judgment on asylum hotels has given guidance on adequacy, overcrowding and the HMO rules. Ben Amunwa examines the ruling.

Enjoying the challenge

November 21, 2025

LLG President Paul Turner has worked in local government throughout his legal career. Philip Hoult talks to him about what drew him into the sector, the benefits of working for different kinds of local authorities, and what challenges such as local government reorganisation mean for legal teams.