Read our monthly housing case law update, summarising the latest cases and court decisions in one practical update, so you can devote more time to supporting your tenants.

For emergency situations in housing management, the court service is available year-round, although the making of an application isn’t always straightforward or its outcome certain. We share an example of how to make a successful out of hours application.

The “Overall Arrangements for Possession Proceedings” came to an end on 1 November 2021. We set out the current position and suggest practical guidance on how you can apply this to your possession cases.

The Government’s focus in today’s Budget was on post-Covid recovery, with an emphasis on the long-term future to “level up” the country. Although a property-light budget, a series of key spending initiatives were unveiled for the housing sector.

Ahead of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s second budget of the year, partner Susie Rogers shares her predictions for the UK housing sector.

Read our monthly housing case law update, which includes recent cases from courts in England and Wales that are relevant to the #ukhousing sector.

The High Court’s judgment considers the way that Social Housing CIL relief for a development with 100% affordable housing interacts with a Section 106 Agreement that secures a policy-compliant amount of affordable housing.

As part of its intervention to remove unsafe cladding, the government has unveiled a sector-wide developer tax. With draft legislation published, we provide a summary of the proposals for this new tax and look at what it could mean for the housing sector.

Read our monthly housing case law update, which includes recent cases from courts in England and Wales that are relevant to the #ukhousing sector.

In this episode Kay Day and Mary Mundy discuss the selection stage of the procurement procedure, including the purpose of selection questions, the importance of finance tests and the need for staff training and robust record keeping at this stage.

This year’s Housing conference highlighted a number of challenges for the sector. Chris Grose summarises and evaluates the topics RPs need to be aware of, including sharing his own advice as well as tips from senior figures in the housing sector.

The Government has introduced new regulations coming into force on 1 October 2021, which detail amended notice periods to be given to tenants and three new forms to be used by landlords. We set out how the new regulations will affect housing providers.