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The Telecoms Code: a new law but little by way of surprise
Posted: 27/09/2019
Senior associate Laura West looks at how new technology, intensification of demand and the recent decision in EE Ltd and Hutchinson 3G v Sir James HE Chichester [2019] UKUT 164 (LC) might interact in future to shape the landscape under the new Telecoms Code......>>
‘A new deal for renting’ but a risky hand for landlords
Posted: 22/07/2019
The Government has recently released news that the majority of landlords hoped or assumed would never come; section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 will be repealed in the (apparently) near future......>>
Code complexity puts the brakes on breaks
Posted: 15/07/2019
Senior associate Laura West offers practical advice to landlords caught by subsisting agreements under the Electronic Communications Code......>>
Penningtons Manches' social housing team appointed to Notting Hill Genesis legal panel
Posted: 16/04/2019
Following a highly competitive tender exercise, the social housing team at Penningtons Manches has won a place on the legal services panel for Notting Hill Genesis in connection with treasury and finance work......>>
Key points in the Law Commission’s leasehold consultation
Posted: 30/11/2018
Partner Martin Codd, who leads the firm’s property entrepreneurs team, has been busy this month helping the Law Society by reviewing the 546 page consultation paper on leasehold reform issued by the Law Commission – the independent body which reviews the law in England and Wales......>>

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Social housing update - August 2019
Since our June newsletter was published, there has been a change in Prime Minister and the inevitable reshuffle of the Cabinet..

Social housing update - June 2019
You will have seen the harrowing coverage of the fire which recently tore through a block of flats in Barking..

Social housing update - April 2019
On Monday, the Government announced the possible scrapping of section 21 in relation to lettings.

Social housing update - January 2019
In this issue: There is so much happening in the sector. The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 was enacted in December 2018 and comes into force on 20 March 2019.

Social housing update - November 2018
In this issue: It’s good to focus on the positive news from the sector when most of the press and social media is occupied by Brexit. For example, Sadiq Khan has announced further funding in the sum of £500 million for housing associations.

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