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The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill passed its Third Reading in the House of Lords on 19 December 2018 and became an Act on the 20 December 2018.

The Government has published a consultation on establishing a new court dedicated to housing.

The 2018 Legal 500 Guide has been published and we are delighted to have secured a new ranking for Infrastructure (including PFI and PPP).

Another six months since our last HM Brief and another six months of major policy development and new case-law in the social housing arena.

The recent case of Metropolitan Housing Trust v Worthington Parkin is a reminder to landlords that threats of legal proceedings should not be made against tenants without clear evidence of wrongdoing.

In this case the Upper Tribunal considered the jurisdiction and discretion to extend time for a tenant’s referral of a rent increase notice out of time.

The judgment in Paragon Asra Housing Ltd v Neville deals with situations in which a tenant seeks to raise an argument of disability discrimination in a warrant suspension application.

A brief overview of what's been happening in the Housing Management sector.

A brief overview of the Social Housing Green Paper, coming over 18 months after the Government pledged to fix the “broken housing market”.

The Home Loss Payments (Prescribed Amounts) (England) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/915) came into force on 1 October 2018 (“the Regulations”).

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No 3) Rules 2018 will come into effect on the 1 October 2018.

The Consultation comprises three papers: the Consultation paper itself; a draft Direction on a new Rent Standard (2018); and a Policy Statement.