Insight
Building Safety update – Register your occupied higher-risk buildings by 30 September 2023
21/04/23
The online service enabling the registration of higher-risk residential buildings with the Building Safety Regulator has been launched this month. All occupied higher-risk buildings will need to be registered by 30 September 2023.
Podcast
Security charging podcast episode 2: planning issues for security charging
31/03/23
Episode 2 of the Capsticks’ security charging podcast series looks at planning issues in greater depth.
Insight
The New Infrastructure Levy: consultation period now open
28/03/23
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is seeking to implement a new mandatory Infrastructure Levy (IL) in England. A consultation has been recently published for this new IL enabling responses to this proposal to be made by 9 June 2023.
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Housing Finance Conference 2023 - Liverpool: the key messages
17/03/23
It was anther great year at the NHF Finance Conference in Liverpool. In this insight we summarise the key messages from the two days and reflect on what this means for the housing sector.
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Upcoming changes to The Affordable Homes Programme
14/03/23
The Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) will see several changes introduced for 2021-26 in response to changing market conditions, which will include social rent-specific grants and bringing homes originally intended for market sale into the scheme.
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The CMA announces a market study into housebuilding in England, Scotland and Wales
10/03/23
In this insight we discuss what the housebuilding market study is and what its potential outcomes are.
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Government issues six-week deadline for developers to sign up to remediation contract
01/02/23
Michael Gove has announced that property developers have six weeks to enter into a ‘remediation contract’ with the government or else face “significant consequences”.
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Hillside - The Supreme Court has decided
02/11/22
The UK Supreme Court has today published its much-anticipated judgment in Hillside Parks Ltd v. Snowdonia National Parks Authority.
Insight
The GM2030 report – which role will local housing providers play?
05/07/22
By 2030, Greater Manchester aims to become a place of innovation, reach its net zero targets and create highly skilled jobs for people to come and live in the region. Learn more about the key proposals impacting on housing and regeneration in our insight.
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Ground rents on residential leases will soon be gone – here’s what registered providers need to know about the Leasehold Reform Act 2022
23/06/22
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 will remove ground rent payments for new residential long leases. Read on to find out which leases are affected, the changes landlords can expect and our top tips for complying with the new provisions.
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Right to Buy Expansion- Key Points to Note
09/06/22
Boris Johnson has announced the government’s new Right to Buy scheme during his speech in Blackpool this afternoon. This follows on from a pilot scheme rolled out in the Midlands between 2018 and 2021.
Insight
The economic predictions and current risks registered providers should consider now
13/05/22
The 2022 Social Housing Finance Conference focused on the current economic and political instability, and what RPs can do to keep ahead of the curve. We summarise the key messages for housing providers we took away from the conference.