Legal Article
19 Jan 2021
A claim to an employment tribunal must usually be made within 3 months less 1 day. This is known as the 'limitation date'. For example, if an employee wants to claim for unfair dismissal, they have 3 months less 1 day from the date their employment ended to make the claim. However this is with…
Housing & Regeneration
Forbes News
19 Jan 2021
London Borough of Southwark v Ludgate House Ltd & Anor (2020) EWCA Civ 1637 Ludgate House Limited ("LHL"), the owner of Ludgate House, has been in a longstanding dispute with Southwark over the rates to be paid on the office block. The case started at the Valuation Tribunal in…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
19 Jan 2021
The existing Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme is set to be replaced with a new Help to Buy Equity Loan (2021 - 2023) on 1 April 2021. The new scheme will be extended to first-time buyers only along with the introduction of regional price limits. First-time buyers who apply for the loan must use it towards…
Housing & Regeneration
Forbes News
19 Jan 2021
The Metropolitan Police announced in December 2020 that Bellway Homes had admitted damaging or destroying a breeding site or resting place for bats at a construction site in Greenwich, London. Bellway were fined £600,000, which is a record fine and the largest fine ever issued by a court in…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
19 Jan 2021
December was a busy month for those involved in data protection compliance. Therefore, we've set out a short summary of the most relevant updates for our RP clients. Brexit As you will no doubt have heard, the UK and the EU reached a trade and cooperation agreement on Christmas Eve. That…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
14 Jan 2021
In 2017, the government announced plans to tackle leasehold exploitation following an investigation by The Guardian in 2016, which found that some developers were using contracts on leasehold houses to double ground rents every 10 years, thus making it difficult for leaseholders to sell their homes on.…
Housing & Regeneration
Forbes News
05 Jan 2021
Following last night's announcement The Forbes Housing and Regeneration Team want to reassure our clients that we are here to help you get through this, we have done it before and we will do it again. We will work together with you during this evolving situation to ensure your needs are met. We…
Housing & Regeneration
Forbes News
05 Jan 2021
Addressing a rise in Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) during COVID-19 topped the agenda during the first meeting of the Housing Best Practice Partnership Network for West Yorkshire. The Network has brought together more than 40 different organisations so far including registered providers of housing,…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
15 Dec 2020
In the Housing and Regeneration (Property) Department we work with registered providers to develop and provide affordable housing. Social distancing measures, introduced by the government in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, have impacted our clients' usual practises as well as our practises when…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
15 Dec 2020
With the recent marking of anti-bullying week, also came the news that Priti Patel, Home Secretary, has been found to have breached the ministerial code due to bullying in the workplace, following an internal investigation. The news has not only caught the attention of the public but also shone a light…
Housing & Regeneration
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