Legal Article
28 Jun 2022
The Renters Reform Bill is shortly due to receive royal assent, the Bill aims to 'level up' the private rented sector, ensuring that the percentage of none-decent homes is greatly reduced, tenants are protected against the rising cost of living and the balance of power between landlords and…
Housing & Regeneration
Forbes News
23 Jun 2022
At a recent Centre for Cities event in Manchester, there was a focus on innovation and regeneration in the North to maximise growth and productivity. It brought together academics, politicians and professionals from a vast array of disciplines such as law, banking, insurance and universities. Lord…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
14 Jun 2022
In March 2020, following the Grenfell tragedy in June 2017, the Fire Safety Bill was introduced into Parliament. The Fire Safety Act 2021 set out to demolish any previous loopholes from the previous Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order Act 2005 (FSO). It provides significant development on the issue…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
05 Apr 2022
Back in November 2020, the government published the Social Housing White Paper which set out proposals to drive up standards and improve the regulation of the social housing sector in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. One of the proposals related to introducing a new access to information scheme…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
30 Mar 2022
The case of Clarion Housing Association Limited v Carter [2021] EWHC 2890 [QB] involved an unsuccessful appeal brought by Clarion against the County Court's decision to dismiss their possession claim. Clarion issued possession proceedings against the deceased tenant's daughter Ms Carter, who…
Housing & Regeneration
Forbes News
15 Mar 2022
A tenant with a history of nuisance behaviour including loud music, arguing, shouting and slamming doors, diy at unsociable hours, excessive visitors and obnoxious smells from cannabis demonstrably improved their behaviour when faced with injunction proceedings over a 4 month period. An undertaking was…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
24 Feb 2022
Aside from the provision of routine advice to our clients, the Employment team at Forbes has significant experience in working with housing associations on specific projects, including running grievance and disciplinary investigations, and advising on each stage throughout restructures. We also support…
Housing & Regeneration
Forbes News
24 Feb 2022
The government has recently published its flagship Levelling Up White Paper, a plan which sets out 12 "missions" that the government will aim to achieve by 2030. The most relevant mission affecting the housing sector is "By 2030, renters will have a secure path to ownership with the…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
24 Feb 2022
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has recently received an Enforcement Notice from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) following a substantial backlog of subject access requests described by the ICO as being of "significant concern". The ICO has found that the MoJ failed to adequately…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
24 Feb 2022
In December the Government published their Social Care White Paper which sets out the Government's plans to address adult social care issues over the next 10 years. A key component is to plunge "at least" £300m into supported housing between 2022 and 2026, at a time when "we do…
Housing & Regeneration
