Right to Shared Ownership
The Right to Shared Ownership Scheme has been introduced to offer an alternative path into…
February 27, 2024 By Tim Walmsley
Shared ownership and building safety – recent changes
Recent changes to the Homes England Capital Funding Guide (CFG) clarify and improve options for…
January 11, 2024 By Jess Lewis
Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023
The Social Housing (Regulation) Act is intended to proactively encourage the regulation of Registered Providers…
November 8, 2023 By Jess Lewis
Home Loss Payment – making a claim for displaced tenants
The Home Loss Payment scheme provides a useful mechanism for tenants displaced from their affordable…
August 17, 2023 By Eliot Quevedo
Is your property fit for habitation? New Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act comes into force March 2019
The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 amends the Landlord and Tenant Act…
May 31, 2023 By Helen Thomas
The Defective Premises Act – who can make a claim?
If you are the owner or leaseholder of a property which has defects rendering it…
March 7, 2023 By Jim Gorrod
Ground Rent – what are the new rules?
The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 will come into force this year having received…
September 12, 2022 By Kate Westlake
Designated Protected Areas and Social Housing
If a site is in a Designated Protected Area (DPA) then this can have implications…
September 12, 2022 By Kate Westlake
The Reform of the Right to Buy for HAs and their tenants
The right for tenants to purchase their Local Authority (“LA”) homes at a discounted rate…
September 9, 2022 By Tim Walmsley
Get to know your legal advisor – Keith Wright
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
September 7, 2022 By Keith Wright
Get to know your legal advisor – Ellie Hibberd
Who is Ellie Hibberd and what drew her to employment law? In this series of…
May 3, 2022 By Ellie Hibberd
UK GDPR for Social Housing Providers – key points
What do social housing providers need to know about UK GDPR? Since 1st January 2021,…
January 7, 2022 By Robert Brooks