In part 2 of Dame Hackitt’s report “Building a Safer Future- Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety” a new legislative regime of ‘gateways’ was proposed.

The Regulator of Social Housing has published its latest consumer regulation review. In this insights we outlines the four most important themes coming out of the review.

The British Property Federation (BPF) have recently introduced a code of governance (the Code) aimed at for-profit registered providers (FPRPs).

We consider development as a method of raising finance which is particularly important because of the serious financial pressures Registered Providers (RPs) currently face.

Labour have promised to provide “the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation”.

In this insight, we consider portfolio transactions in more detail.

The new ‘Quarter Day’ leasehold and freehold management newsletter covers the most interesting, landmark or quirky cases of the preceding quarter plus any notable changes in the law.

A Q&A with an expert from JLL around the new valuation rotation rules for registered providers:

In this insight our experts consider stock disposals, both tenanted and void, and the opportunities/drawbacks that they present to raise finance to invest in existing homes.

Our experts consider the parties promises in relation to financing social housing, over the coming parliament and look at the pledges relating to energy and decarbonisation of the social housing sector.

In order to reach the goals set out in the #ParisAgreement, the existing UK housing stock must be decarbonised as emissions from residential properties account for about 1/5 of the UK’s annual emissions.

A new rule intended to prevent greenwashing has now come into force. The anti-greenwashing rule was announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) last year and came into force on 31 May 2024.