In this Housing Forward View our experts consider the current landscape of pressing issues in the housing sector and make predictions how the environment may be shifting in the future:

Key governance issues to consider in 2024 are: Merger Activity, Proactive Regulation, Tenant Satisfaction Measures, Tenant engagement, Data and Competency and conduct.

Key finance issues in 2024 are: Increased cost of debt; Innovative Funding Arrangements, ESG related finance products; Covenant compliance; Partnership arrangements and other group structures, Non-Financial Reporting.

Key construction issues to consider in 2024 are: Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill 2023-24, Building Safety Act, higher risk buildings and second staircases

Key construction issues to consider in 2024 are: building safety, Grenfell Inquiry, cladding, Building Safety Act 2022, RAAC, Building Safety Levy.

Listen on demand to episode 4 of Capsticks' Security Charging podcast series in which our expert legal team give Registered Providers practical guidance on the charging process.

As part of the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 the government proposed two new consumer standards.

Our monthly Housing Case Law brings you a roundup of the latest cases and court decisions in one practical update.

The case of R (Dennis) v LB Southwark [2024] EWHC (Admin) (Dennis) is the first High Court case which grapples with the practical implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Parks Authority (Hillside).

The new Social Housing Regulation Act 2023 included a number of specific measures aimed at improving the safety and quality of social housing and generally improving the lives and voice of tenants who live in social housing.

In this insight we summarise some key takeaways from the NPPF update and what this means for housing development.

A series of changes have been made to the Capital Funding Guide. These changes improve the options available for selling or subletting homes in Shared Ownership with a focus on those affected by building safety issues for RPs.