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Proposed changes to the consumer standards

Proposed changes to the consumer standards

Darren Hooker and Georgia Moon explore the Regulator of Social Housing's latest consultation on changes to consumer standards.

January 07, 2026

Proposed changes to the consumer standards

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Law firm report urges council to focus on data and reporting as it has “some way to go” following C4 grading of housing services

January 08, 2026

Landlord who ignored selective licensing scheme banned from operating

January 07, 2026

Top Midlands social landlord to procure £20m legal services framework

December 29, 2025

Calls made for simplified route for social housing providers to gain access to properties for essential maintenance and safety checks

Dec 23, 2025

Pilot tackling poor quality housing expanded to further 38 local authorities in England

Dec 22, 2025

Social housing regulator slams borough council over “unacceptable” breadth and scale of failings

Dec 17, 2025

Council wins appeal over grant of summary judgment to defendant with introductory tenancy over claim for possession

Dec 17, 2025

Upper Tribunal calls for fresh hearing after setting aside ruling on prohibition orders issued by district council

Dec 17, 2025

City of London wins appeal over intentional homelessness of tenant who moved from London to Brighton and then sought to return

Dec 11, 2025

London borough urges Secretary of State to reform laws governing tenant management orders

Dec 11, 2025

Regulator of Social Housing launches consultation on updated Transparency, Influence and Accountability standard

Dec 09, 2025

Councils to have new legal duty to notify schools, health visitors and GPs when child placed in temporary accommodation

Dec 05, 2025

Government launches call for evidence on claims management companies and housing disrepair cases

Dec 04, 2025

Upper Tribunal judge finds for council in dispute over HMO licensing and provision of microwave ovens

Dec 03, 2025

London borough refers tenant management organisation to Financial Conduct Authority

Dec 01, 2025

Council ordered to reconsider homelessness status of convicted offender over failure to recognise intervening event

Dec 01, 2025

Upper Tribunal allows appeal by council and orders fresh hearing over imposition of HMO licence condition

Nov 28, 2025

Regulator of Social Housing hands council “serious failings” grading amid concerns over its operation of PFI agreements

Nov 28, 2025

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales consults on whether to undertake investigation into responses of social landlords to reports of disrepair

Nov 24, 2025

Tenant obtains £115,000 settlement from council over unlawful eviction

Nov 21, 2025

LGA backs mandatory licensing regime for all supported-housing schemes

Nov 20, 2025

Ombudsman urges social landlords to learn lessons from wider orders on poorly handled temporary moves

Nov 18, 2025

Two-thirds of councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years: report

Nov 18, 2025

Councils projected to face “£3bn funding black hole” for temporary accommodation by 2029/30, LGA warns

Nov 17, 2025

Renters to see the end of Section 21 ‘No-fault Evictions’ by May 2026

Nov 14, 2025

Regulator of Social Housing and Charity Commission unveils cooperation plan of action

Nov 14, 2025

Flat leaseholders win potentially pyrrhic victory against council

Nov 13, 2025

Criminal investigation launched into “serious internal housing fraud” at London borough

Nov 11, 2025

Council network’s analysis finds £268m drained from local authorities annually

Nov 11, 2025

Welsh Ombudsman uncovers systemic failures and years of disrepair at housing association

Nov 10, 2025

Borough council resolves to take legal action over asylum hotel

Nov 10, 2025

Housing condition claims against councils rise nearly 400% in five years: report

Nov 10, 2025

City council refuses to implement Ombudsman recommendation on financial remedy in second homelessness case

Nov 06, 2025

Governance and risk management key to addressing challenges in social housing sector, says Regulator

Nov 06, 2025

Court of Appeal rejects claim judge was wrong to exclude evidence in dispute over impact of housing allocations scheme on people with disabilities

Nov 05, 2025

London borough wins appeal over out-of-borough placement

Nov 05, 2025

Court of Appeal rejects claim council had duty to tell tenant that he was entitled to another review when informing him main housing duty had been discharged

Nov 05, 2025

London borough defeats High Court challenge to designation under housing allocation scheme

Nov 05, 2025

District judge refuses to give social landlord permission to force entry into home of tenant to do gas safety check

Nov 05, 2025

Housing Ombudsman unveils revised special investigations process aimed at facilitating early resolutions

Oct 31, 2025

Government and district council at loggerheads over performance of services following adoption of four-day working week

Oct 30, 2025

Government issues guidance for councils on new powers of investigation under Renters’ Rights Act

Oct 30, 2025

City council at fault for how it removed resident from housing register: Ombudsman

Oct 29, 2025

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Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law” is forcing action in social housing

Eleanor Jones sets out what "Awaab's Law" will mean in practice for social landlords.

Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law” is forcing action in social housing

Housing management in practice: six challenges shaping the sector

Rebecca Rees provides key takeaways on six key challenges in housing management, including how to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Housing management in practice: six challenges shaping the sector

Why AI must power the next wave of Social Housing delivery

For years, national housing policy has wrestled with the tension between aspiration and delivery. Targets have been set and missed; waiting lists have grown longer, and the most vulnerable people in our society have been left with fewer safe, affordable places to call home.…

Why AI must power the next wave of Social Housing delivery

Features

Renters’ Rights Act 2025: What’s new for private sector housing enforcement?

Renters’ Rights Act 2025: What’s new for private sector housing enforcement?

January 07, 2026

Tara O’Leary examines the new powers for local housing authorities under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

HMOs and “self-contained flats”

HMOs and “self-contained flats”

January 07, 2026

A recent Upper Tribunal judgment highlights how turning long stay hotel accommodation into "self-contained flats" is not as easy as putting in a microwave oven, writes Archie Maddan.

What impact will the Renters’ Rights Act have on homelessness?

What impact will the Renters’ Rights Act have on homelessness?

January 07, 2026

Lindsay Johnson looks at the key provisions of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 in relation to homelessness.

Only or Principal Home…again

Only or Principal Home…again

January 07, 2026

Andrew Lane examines the concept of ‘only or principal home’ in cases about the potential misuse of social housing and sets out how landlords can succeed at trial.

Prohibitions orders, assessments and the HSSRS

Prohibitions orders, assessments and the HSSRS

Dec 18, 2025

The Hammad appeal – Housing authority responses to homelessness in England and Wales

The Hammad appeal – Housing authority responses to homelessness in England and Wales

Dec 12, 2025

Hoarding and learning from inquests – safeguarding to prevent tragic outcomes

Hoarding and learning from inquests – safeguarding to prevent tragic outcomes

Dec 12, 2025

The Social and Affordable Homes Programme: key points

The Social and Affordable Homes Programme: key points

Dec 09, 2025

Access injunctions: legal pathways to forced access and decants

Access injunctions: legal pathways to forced access and decants

Dec 03, 2025

Preparing for heat network regulation: timelines, obligations, and next steps

Dec 03, 2025

The lost enforcement of section 21

Dec 03, 2025

Housing case alert - November 2025

Dec 03, 2025

Section 21 - It’s not over yet

Dec 03, 2025

Expert evidence in housing conditions claims

Dec 02, 2025

Inquests and Housing

Dec 02, 2025

The future of housing: What procurement and contracts teams need to know

Nov 26, 2025

Causation and being “homeless intentionally”

Nov 21, 2025

Awaab’s Law and Fitness for Human Habitation – the same, but different?

Nov 10, 2025

Not all fun and games

Nov 10, 2025

The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 and rent paid during periods of unfitness

Nov 06, 2025

From the front line of HMO licensing

Nov 06, 2025

Housing case alert: September/October 2025

Nov 06, 2025

Social housing, ASB and persons unknown injunctions

Oct 30, 2025

ASB Case Reviews: updated statutory guidance

Oct 17, 2025

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Webinars

Awaab’s Law and Fitness for Human Habitation – the same, but different?

Max Gordon and Matthew Timm discuss the impact of the newly implemented Awaab's Law, examining the obligations of Social Landlords.

Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Bill: all change?

The Empty Homes Crisis

Empty Homes: Data, Policy and the Housing Crisis

Home Truths - Dissecting Section 16J: Criminal Confusion in the Renters’ Rights Bill - 42 Bedford Row

Home Truths: Grounds for Possession under the Renters' Rights Bill - 42 Bedford Row

Home Truths - The Abolition of ASTs and s.21 No Fault Evictions

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