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Implementation of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026

Implementation of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026

The Welsh Government has launched a further consultation on the implementation of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026 ('the Act'), seeking views on proposals relating to Principal Accountable Persons (‘PAPs’), the registration of Category 1 and Category 2 buildings, and the fees to be charged by building safety authorities. Victoria Smith and Mark London examine the key proposals.

October 08, 2026

Implementation of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026

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News

Law Society consults on updates to Conveyancing Protocol for first time since 2019

October 09, 2026

Council to pay £20,000 to settle human rights and equality case after severely disabled man “forced to drag himself across floor to use toilet”

October 09, 2026

Reforms to allocations policy should ensure breadth of housing need is considered alongside homelessness: Chartered Institute of Housing

October 09, 2026

Councils struggling to meet requests from domestic abuse victims for safe accommodation, warns LGA

Oct 07, 2026

Combined authority and housing agencies sign first ‘Place Delivery Agreement’

Oct 02, 2026

Company director wins Upper Tribunal appeal over imposition of financial penalty for HMO regulation breaches

Oct 01, 2026

Met Police refers Kensington & Chelsea Council to CPS for charging decisions over Grenfell Tower fire

Oct 01, 2026

Councils to be given new powers to refer homeless households to private registered providers

Sep 30, 2026

Regulator of Social Housing tells two councils that “significant improvement” is needed to meet consumer standards

Sep 30, 2026

Met Police submits Grenfell files to CPS for charging decisions

Sep 30, 2026

TLT strengthens social housing finance team with partner hire

Sep 30, 2026

Housing Associations' Legal Alliance names 21 firms to latest legal services framework

Sep 30, 2026

Practice direction for possession proceedings comes into force amid phased rollout

Sep 29, 2026

Council proposes restrictions on Ring doorbells and CCTV recording technology for tenants

Sep 29, 2026

Government to reduce EDMO qualifying period to six months in effort to maximise use of housing stock

Sep 28, 2026

Borough to “tighten governance” around temporary accommodation procurement after monitoring officer and s.151 officer issue joint report

Sep 24, 2026

Council withdraws plan for additional licensing scheme for smaller HMOs after landlords threaten legal action

Sep 24, 2026

Housing Ombudsman hails “real progress” as annual review reveals lower proportion of complaints being upheld

Sep 15, 2026

West Midlands council failed to carry out suitability review of accommodation and gave resident conflicting advice, Ombudsman finds

Sep 15, 2026

Devonshires opens Cardiff office with hire of real estate and social housing partner

Sep 14, 2026

National Audit Office to investigate resilience of temporary accommodation system

Sep 11, 2026

Government calls for views on revising social housing allocations guidance

Sep 08, 2026

Councils urge action from MPs to protect social housing stock after record numbers of social homes sold to private buyers

Sep 07, 2026

Largest social landlord in Wales to procure £2.4m legal services contract

Sep 07, 2026

Tenant awarded nearly £8k from landlord over unlicensed HMO

Sep 03, 2026

Housing sector bodies issue guidance for tackling damp and mould

Sep 03, 2026

Councils under new duty to notify GPs, schools and other relevant bodies when child placed in temporary accommodation

Sep 02, 2026

Housing sector issues guidance aimed at improving section 106 outcomes

Sep 01, 2026

Council did not progress agreed works to home of disabled woman within appropriate timescales, Ombudsman finds

Sep 01, 2026

Council secures £500k confiscation order against ex-tenant over unlawful subletting

Sep 01, 2026

Ministers call on councils to review plans for increasing supply of council homes

Aug 27, 2026

Counties warn of “deepening crisis” in rural homelessness

Aug 27, 2026

Online Procedure Rule Committee publishes draft practice direction for possession proceedings

Aug 27, 2026

North of England housing association to set up £3.6m legal services framework

Aug 27, 2026

First wave of Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding “to support delivery of 70,000 homes”

Aug 25, 2026

North of England social landlords name eight firms to £14m legal services framework

Aug 24, 2026

Judge allows appeal in homelessness dispute over failure to take into account protected characteristics

Aug 21, 2026

Council launches rogue landlords taskforce after already issuing same number of enforcement notices than in previous financial year

Aug 18, 2026

Government issues guidance for councils on rights to service for migrants subject to NRPF condition

Aug 17, 2026

Council repays more than £330,000 after social housing tenants overpaid rent for years

Aug 14, 2026

Upper Tribunal sets aside striking out of appeal against selective licensing financial penalty

Aug 13, 2026

Upper Tribunal issues substituted banning order in case involving 104-year-old landlord

Aug 13, 2026

High Court dismisses public sector equality duty claim against London borough

Aug 06, 2026

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Service charge recovery and the Building Safety Act 2022

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Housing management in practice: six challenges shaping the sector

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Features

Registered social landlords in Wales: the latest regulatory judgements

Registered social landlords in Wales: the latest regulatory judgements

October 08, 2026

What do recent Welsh Registered Social Landlord regulatory judgements tell us about the sector? Ellen Damlica explains.

A second wind for S106?

A second wind for S106?

October 02, 2026

The government has recently endorsed guidance published by housing sector bodies to improve efficiency and collaboration in the delivery of S106 homes. What are the potential benefits for developers and housing associations alike? Lilian Robinson explains.

Alternative service in ASB proceedings

Alternative service in ASB proceedings

September 30, 2026

Emily Hope sets out some practical considerations for social housing providers when it comes to service in anti-social behaviour proceedings.

Forced access to residential property: an alternative route under CPR 25.1?

Forced access to residential property: an alternative route under CPR 25.1?

September 30, 2026

Claire Geller looks at a recent example of access to a property being authorised under CPR 25.1.

Allocation to track when enforcing disrepair settlements

Allocation to track when enforcing disrepair settlements

Sep 25, 2026

Complex Possession Claims: Hoarding

Complex Possession Claims: Hoarding

Sep 22, 2026

Mixed-tenure developments and service charges

Mixed-tenure developments and service charges

Sep 18, 2026

Regulator or landlord?

Regulator or landlord?

Sep 03, 2026

Three councils, thirty providers - and bigger question about where grant comes from next

Three councils, thirty providers - and bigger question about where grant comes from next

Sep 03, 2026

Direct offer waiting lists

Sep 03, 2026

The revised National Planning Policy Framework and registered providers

Sep 03, 2026

Accurate civil penalty notices

Aug 21, 2026

Sharpe Five Podcast - Episode 1: Understanding Access Injunctions

Aug 06, 2026

Supported housing in focus: the 2023 Act

Aug 06, 2026

Ending the Main Housing Duty

Aug 06, 2026

Home advantage

Aug 06, 2026

Tackling social housing fraud

Aug 05, 2026

Fitness for human habitation, s9A update

Aug 04, 2026

Case Update: Section 106 Mortgagee Exclusion Clauses: What Developers & LPAs Need to Know

Aug 04, 2026

Interpretation of s.106 agreements

Jul 31, 2026

Forfeiture mini series: Waiving goodbye to Forfeiture

Jul 21, 2026

The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law: Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership

Jul 21, 2026

The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law: Begum v Tower Hamlets

Jul 21, 2026

Access Injunctions – legal update incorporating new guidance

Jul 17, 2026

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Sharpe Five Podcast - Episode 1: Understanding Access Injunctions

In this episode, Sharpe Pritchard and Five Paper explore what access injunctions are, why they are used, and the circumstances in which courts may grant them.

The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law: R (FG) v Kensington and Chelsea

Forfeiture mini series: Re-entry, Re-let and Relief

Forfeiture mini series: Waiving goodbye to Forfeiture

The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law: Thiam v Richmond Housing Partnership

The A to Z of Housing Discrimination Case Law: Begum v Tower Hamlets

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