In Episode 4 our experts consider the new Competitive Flexible Procedure and how contracting authorities can design their own procedure under the Act.

In this insight we look at the decision of the Employment Tribunal in Mr M Young v Royal Mail Group Limited which considers exactly what constitutes ‘trade union activities’ during periods of industrial action.

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

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that the TUPE Regulations (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) do not apply to the reorganisation of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).

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

The Labour party has won the general election, and their manifesto and “Plan to Make Work Pay” proposes a series of wide changes in the employment law landscape.

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.

Major political parties have released their manifestos detailing what changes they would make if they were given the majority vote to run the country. Pensions is an area of which the government needs to take some vital decisions on.

We summarise the key pledges made in relation to property as well as the response of the property market including those of the British Property Federation (BPF) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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.