Insights

It is clear that civil servants have been busy behind the scenes during the period of purdah caused by the general election. On top of a range of other announcements the MHCLG has laid draft regulatio...

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act has had a long gestation. It has shown little signs of progress since it was passed back in 2016. However, a commitment has been made to bring it into force within the li...

Today (10 January 2020) is the deadline for the UK to implement the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD). Despite holding a consultation and promising to have this done in good time the governme...

The ‘use it or lose it’ rules at s21(4D) of the Housing Act 1988, which apply only in England, prevent a landlord from starting a possession claim more than six months after a section 21 notice is...

In late 2018 it was reported that cavity fire barriers were missing or ineffective on Persimmon’s newly built timber frame homes. Cavity fire barriers protect the building from fire and smoke spr...

As had been widely trailed the Queen's Speech included reference to a bill to abolish section 21 possession actions. While the speech itself was notably light on detail merely making reference to c...

The year 2019 has kept housing lawyers busy and entertained not only with all the political upheaval in relation to Brexit but also with legislative changes and court decisions which will have an impa...

While manifesto promises are fashioned into draft legislation, or quietly shelved as the case may be for some proposals, the raft of new laws coming in 2020 will be accompanied by various existing Act...