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Section 21 notices – where are we now and what does the future hold?
Posted: 20/08/2024
The question of whether section 21 notices should be abolished has been the subject of debate for several years, with the former Conservative government first announcing it would abolish section 21 in 2019. Following the change to a Labour government, this article takes stock of the current situation and what the future holds if section 21......>>
Building safety in practice – an update
Posted: 22/03/2024
Since the Building Safety Act 2022 gained royal assent in April 2022, there have been numerous pieces of secondary legislation which have brought various segments of the act into force, provided further detail to its provisions, and sought to correct drafting errors. Further amendments are proposed in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill......>>
The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023: consumer standards
Posted: 14/02/2024
This series of ‘back to the future’ articles looks at the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, the changes made, and what social housing providers should be aware of, as well as examining whether it is entirely new law, or a re-invention of something previously seen within the social housing sector. This is the sixth article in the series......>>
Navigating local authority insolvency
Posted: 23/10/2023
Following the news of Birmingham City Council’s recent ‘bankruptcy’, it began a procedure under section 114 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 which triggers an interim spending freeze whilst a mandatory review is carried out. Those who transact with local authorities may be unsure of what the impact of such a notice means......>>
Agriculture and the Renters (Reform) Bill
Posted: 10/10/2023
At present, where an agricultural worker lives in accommodation provided by their employer, that tenant is an assured agricultural occupier, who may only be evicted if one of the fault grounds for eviction set out in the Housing Acts is made out. At the moment, farmers and landowners are able to get around the protections of an AAO......>>

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