Legal Article
07 Aug 2020
In its ambition to build high-quality, sustainable homes and communities, the government has published the Housing White Paper, 'Planning for the Future'. This consultation document consists of a package of proposals for reform of the planning system in England only with a view to streamlining…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
05 Aug 2020
Published in July and with actions required by the end of the year, new sanctions being imposed in "shadow" form now and in earnest from January, the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code is a significant addition to the Housing Ombudsman Scheme. Membership of the Scheme includes an…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
04 Aug 2020
As most public sector organisations will be aware, the Government has been considering a cap on public sector exit payments of £95,000 since 2015. In April 2019, the government launched a further consultation on draft Regulations to introduce the cap and the consultation closed on 3 July 2019. The…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
29 Jul 2020
Some of you might remember my briefing from a few weeks ago in relation to a proposed new Pre-Action Protocol. Well there is still no sign of that but what has now been introduced is a temporary Practice Direction (PD 55C), which requires landlords to 'reactive' their ongoing stayed possession…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
22 Jul 2020
What is SDLT? SDLT is stamp duty land tax - a tax on properties bought in England and Northern Ireland. The rate to be paid depends on where in the UK the property is bought, the price of the property and the reason for the purchase. I've heard about a SDLT Holiday - what does this mean…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
22 Jul 2020
Covenants restricting the use of properties to "single private dwelling houses" "private residence" and "private dwellings in the occupation of one family unit" have been a common feature affecting properties for some time. They also frequently feature in the transfers of…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
07 Jul 2020
It has long been known that people from the most deprived areas of the country have poorer health and have a shorter life expectancy compared to people from more affluent areas. With the NHS under immense pressure especially given the COVID-19 pandemic it has become increasingly important for the…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
07 Jul 2020
The week commencing 22 June was due to be The Chartered Institute of Housing week, however given the current pandemic this was not able to go ahead, although it was replaced by Digital Housing Week. This adaption is just another example of how the housing sector can quickly innovate. The event was…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
07 Jul 2020
Forbes Solicitors has been named on the Central Housing Investment Consortium Ltd ("CHIC") framework which reflects the firm's deep expertise and track record in the sector across its specialist teams. CHIC is a consortium of Registered Providers and has around 90 members across the…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
07 Jul 2020
We regularly advise Registered Providers of Social Housing on their duties to consult with leaseholders under Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 when planning to do qualifying works or enter into a qualifying long term agreements. On occasion, if it is not possible to fully comply with the…
Housing & Regeneration
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