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‘Higher-risk buildings’ – New duties concerning ‘Key Building Information’
The Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 came into force last month: what duties do they create and who is responsible?
Housing Ombudsman’s latest spotlight report – Spotlight on: Knowledge and Information Management
The Housing Ombudsman has released its latest Spotlight report stating that getting Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) right is the "closest thing the sector could get to a silver bullet”.
Anti-Money Laundering in the Social Housing Sector: Are your policies, controls and procedures fit for purpose and up to date?
Housing associations should be aware of the risks and their obligations under anti-money laundering (AML) and related terrorism legislation.
Landlords must adhere to important deadlines if dealing with converted or substitute contracts
On 1 December 2022, The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (‘the Act’) came into force. At that time tenancies and licences in Wales converted into ‘occupation contracts’.
Expert evidence back in the dock
There have always been tensions within civil litigation conducted in the English courts as to how the principle that expert evidence should be objective, impartial and undertaken with an expert’s primary duty to the court marries with the party often having a right to choose its expert and to adduce expert evidence as it prefers.
Extradition – Can a Requested Person submit late evidence after submissions have closed?
In May 2021, Mr Peter Weinzierl was arrested at Biggin Hill airport following an extradition request by the United States of America.
Government publishes draft Responsible Actors Scheme Regulations – we consider who, how and why
Draft Responsible Actors Scheme Regulations: Who are the Responsible Actors, how do they demonstrate responsibility, and why should they?
Consultation Response: Draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement
On 24 January 2023, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy published its Draft Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement.
Cybersecurity: Key considerations for your organisation
Cybersecurity has become an increasingly pressing issue for the safety of businesses and their data in recent years.
All in a day’s work – The TCC considers the meaning of a “day”
A recent decision on the meaning of a word in a JCT contract serves as a reminder to parties to construction contracts to ensure that they understand the mechanics of the agreements they enter into.
Tenant Satisfaction Measures – The new standard comes into force on 1 April 2023
From 1 April 2023, all registered providers, that own 1,000 or more units of social housing stock, must calculate and publish all TSMs on an annual basis.
Service of a Notice Seeking Possession on a Local Authority Tenant is effective if ‘left at the property’
The Court of Appeal recently held in the case of Birmingham CC v Bravington [2023] EWCA Civ 308 that a notice seeking possession handed to a tenant’s girlfriend at the tenant’s address amounted to good service.