News
Welcome to our news page. Here you will find out what we’re up to and what we think about recent events and future possibilities.
New EU Procurement Thresholds for 2018
New EU public procurement thresholds have been published which will apply from 1 January 2018.
Calls for maternity care and safety to be improved
A report by regulator NHS Improvement and seen by the BBC has revealed that concerned staff logged more than 276,000 incidents between April 2005 and March 2017 about potential lapses in maternity care, equating to almost 400 reports a day.
Government consultation response – leasehold houses, ground rents, and Shared Ownership
Following on from our open forum in relation to responding to the Government’s Tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market consultation, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid provided the Government’s response to the consultation just before the Christmas break on 21st December.
RSLs – Payments to board members
The Welsh Government has signalled a change in its policy on the payment of board members of RSLs. A revised circular on Payments and Benefits (updating the 05/10 circular) is promised shortly which will confirm the change.
Sector-led JVs can be part of supply solution
Merger is not the only way for housing associations to unlock capacity, writes Andrew Cowan, of Devonshires.
Devonshires’ 2017 It’s The Law Briefings
For more information on any of our editions of It's The Law, contact Neil Toner, Partner and Head of Real Estate.
RPs must be more proactive at managing quality in construction
The Grenfell Tower tragedy has shone a spotlight on construction in the housebuilding sector, which for a number of years now has suffered from poor quality control and falling standards of construction.
The Interim Report of Dame Judith Hackitt of her Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety
Yesterday (Monday 18 December 2017) saw the release of Dame Judith Hackitt’s interim report (the Report) of her review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety with a particular focus on the application to high-rise residential buildings following the Grenfell Tower tragedy of 14 June 2017.
Transforming the HA business model
Housing leaders and industry experts explore the HA ‘blueprint’ and merits of off-balance sheet vehicles, REITs and equity. David Blackman reports.
Devonshires and Social Responsibility – Annual Report 2017
Click here to read Devonshires 2017 Social Responsibility Annual Report Once again, it has been another highly successful and rewarding year for our Corporate Social Responsibility programme here at Devonshires. As you can see from this amazing report, staff have been involved in numerous fundraising events to support our three charities: Friends of the Elderly,
Boosting housing supply requires a bolder, more forensic approach
As a sector, we need to be thinking bolder and more collaboratively to provide the homes required not only in terms of volume but to ensure they meet the needs of local communities and the wider area.
Devonshires Christmas Pantomime Event
Devonshires recently hosted its Annual Christmas Pantomime event at Theatre Royal Stratford East, welcoming our charities to attend a Christmas party and see the theatre’s production of Rapunzel.
