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design at selection and tender stage in three key areas of change that
the Act introduced.

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.

Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law”
is forcing action
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what "Awaab's Law"
will mean in practice
for social landlords.

Housing management
in practice
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key takeaways on six key
challenges in housing
management including
how to tackle anti-
social behaviour.

Why AI must power
the next wave
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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. Technology has a key role to play to address this
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Removal from kinship care
When school discipline meets disability
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No "clinical decision" exemption from best interests
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Care leavers and redaction of records
“Unusual facts and procedural irregularities”
Planning appeals and costs awards
Land value and the principle of reality
The latest Sizewell C JR
Impecuniosity and other issues in credit hire claims
Disclosure to the DBS
Gender-questioning children under draft KCSIE 2026
The convergence of DRS, Simpler Recycling and EPR
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Reserve below-threshold contracts for UK or local suppliers under the 2026 Order
CMO Principle and Financial Assistance Further Clarified in Latest CAT Judgment on Subsidy Control
Make Europe Build Again – The EU Industrial Accelerator Act
Housing case alert - February 2026
The Renters Rights Act and social landlords
Book review: “Reforming lessons”
The draft NPPF consultation: what’s new
Mobile phones, AI and schools
Transparency in FII cases
Court documents and AI
What is an Officer?
The High Court on the EHRC’s “interim update”
Substituted decision notices and contempt of court
Social media guidance for members
2026 in construction: a look ahead
Track allocation in housing disrepair claims
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Council heads to court after error in granting permission for homes in Green Belt
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Council hit with £70k bill after developer wins planning appeal
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Council hit with judicial review challenge after calling on man housed under 'Everyone In' Scheme to leave hotel
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Council hit with mandatory injunction as part of interim relief pending review of decision on accommodation of ex-prisoner
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Council in breach of Home Standard for fire and electrical safety, regulator finds
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Council issues temporary stop notice halting Home Office works at ex-airfield being used to house asylum seekers
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Council launches claims against Grenfell contractors as part of bid to recover reported £360m in damages
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Council launches judicial review over government decision not to renew city-wide landlord licensing scheme
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Council lawyer and housing association legal team shortlisted for Law Society Excellence Awards 2019
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Council leader urges Secretary of State to intervene after inspectors indicate they will fail Local Plan, threatens judicial review challenge
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Council left blind resident in unsuitable accommodation for 18 months longer than necessary: Ombudsman
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Council left family in B&B accommodation for a year more than maximum allowed period: Ombudsman
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Council loses High Court challenge to finding on failure to cooperate
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Council loses Planning Court challenge over development and policies restricting development outside settlement limits
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Council loses Supreme Court appeal over planning conditions and dedication of land as public highway
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Council loses Supreme Court appeal over whether community fund donation was material consideration for grant of planning permission
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Council loses Supreme Court battle over HMO licence conditions
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Council loses Upper Tribunal battle over modification of headlease that would allow conversion of 76,000 sq ft office building into 114 flats
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Council makes use of new power to introduce borough-wide selective licensing scheme without need for government approval
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Council maladministration and service failures highlighted in latest round of Housing Ombudsman investigations
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