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The Building Safety Act and retrospective service charge protection

Mark Loveday and Hugh Rowan examine Court of Appeal rulings on retrospective service charge protection under Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022. Read more

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Unlocking legal talent

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

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Jul 07, 2025

Supreme Court to hear case on ending of section 193 Housing Act duty

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over whether a local authority’s duty to house homeless applicants under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 ends by operation of law or whether the local authority is required to make a decision that the duty has ended.
Jul 01, 2025

Building safety regulator faces shake-up in bid to improve performance

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR)will move from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) into the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) under reforms building safety minister Alex Norris said would speed up reviews of proposed building and remediations.
Jun 24, 2025

Council erred in law when drawing up pathway plan by taking account provision to claimant of NASS accommodation: High Court

A local authority cannot take into account that a qualifying young person is being provided with, or might be provided with, National Asylum Seeker Service (NASS) accommodation under s95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 when deciding whether there are exceptional circumstances for the purposes of s24A(5) of the Children Act 1989, the High Court has ruled.

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June 27, 2025

Too little? When intervention is not required

In the third article on a recent Court of Appeal judgment that involved a wide-ranging exploration of the law and procedure relating to challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event, Catherine Rowlands looks at how the local authority responded.
June 20, 2025

The Procurement Act 2023 and new homes

Lee Pickett, Colin Murray and Shaun Gamble examine how the Procurement Act 2023 assists contracting authorities in delivering new homes.
June 20, 2025

Heat network zoning coordination

Carrie Davies sets out some early-stage considerations for local authorities when it comes to heat network zoning coordination.
June 18, 2025

Too late

In the second article of a series on challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event, Catherine Rowlands looks at how the Court of Appeal dealt with the issue of whether a claim was brought out of time.
June 18, 2025

Too little? Or too late?

In the first in a series of articles, Catherine Rowlands examines a Court of Appeal judgment that involved a wide-ranging exploration of the law and procedure relating to challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event.
June 11, 2025

Planning reform to accelerate housing delivery - at what cost?

Chrisa Tsompani examines how the Government’s sweeping planning reforms could reshape every layer of the building sector – from local authorities to small-medium builders, and considers the critical implications for environmental policies.
June 04, 2025

Who inspects the inspectors?

Richard Dewsbery and Holly Sims explore why housing condition claims see the involvement of one or more (often two) experts.
June 04, 2025

Expert witness functions in the housing disrepair sector

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) recently issued a practice alert after receiving reports condemning the quality of expert witness functions being performed in the housing disrepair sector by its members. Bethan Jones examines the issue.
June 04, 2025

The importance of vacant possession

Stephen Postlethwaite considers a recent county court case which highlighted the importance of ensuring the property a registered provider or local authority is purchasing has vacant possession.
June 04, 2025

Housing case law update: May 2025

Karen Smith, Emily Howe and Sumi Begum round up the latest housing law cases of interest to housing associations and local authorities.
May 22, 2025

Disability discrimination and proportionality in housing management

The High Court recently upheld a possession order against a tenant who is a hoarder, rejecting a submission that the first instance judge's conclusion that the social landlord had acted proportionately was wrong. John Murray sets out the lessons from the case.
May 14, 2025

Standardising HMO regulation

Astrid Stanley looks at how standardisation of the regulatory regime for houses in multiple occupation could encourage investment in the sector.
April 30, 2025

Implementing rent increases

What are the legal constraints when it comes to rent increases? Victoria Knight and Marie Constantine explain.
April 30, 2025

Closure orders and the need for fairness

The Administrative Court recently quashed a closure order under section 80 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, holding that the refusal to grant an adjournment was unfair and irrational. Ramby de Mello and Susana Ferrin analyse the ruling.