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

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

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

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Local authority legal teams after Mazur
Local authority legal teams will need to review
their practices and work allocation in the wake
of Mazur, but there is no need for
panic writes Timothy Leader.

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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. Technology has a key role to play to address this
situation writes Andrew Lloyd of Search Acumen.

Features

Withdrawing applications for care orders

February 19, 2026
Phoebe Duterloo looks at the lessons from a recent Family Court judgment following a local authority’s application to withdraw care proceedings.

Children under 16 and deprivation of liberty

February 18, 2026
Ms Justice Henke as Lead Judge for the National Deprivation of Liberty List has recently handed down two informative judgments in relation to the scope of DoLs restrictions for children under 16, which seek to clarify some of the thorny and conflicting case law which has come before them. Christi Scarborough looks at the lessons to be learned.

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Case study: using enforcement powers for the remediation of buildings

The Government has made funding available, up to £100,000 per building, for local authorities to obtain legal advice on pursuing those responsible for remediating buildings – the Remediation Enforcement Support Fund. (The closing date for local authorities to apply for funding is fast approaching and is currently set for midnight on 28 February 2026.) But how does a local authority effectively…

How Finders International Supports Council Officers

Councils across the UK face a growing number of complex cases involving deceased individuals with no known next of kin, unclaimed estates, and long-term empty properties. These situations demand not only legal precision but also sensitivity, efficiency, and resourcefulness.

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Releasing stalled housing sites

February 06, 2026
John Pugh-Smith looks at the challenges around stalled housing sites and outlines some possible solutions, pending MHCLG’s awaited “full reset” of Section 106 obligations.

Subsidies for regional airports

February 06, 2026
Aviation subsidies have been brought into the spotlight by the Cardiff Airport Subsidy Control case. Alexander Rose examines the key issues.