Not even 24 hours after publishing the Autumn Budget and the Fiscal Devolution Roadmap, Government provided a significant update on its review of the Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) programme.

The 2026 Budget introduces a new range of policy measures relevant to social housing providers including housing associations, registered providers (RPs) and local authorities involved in the delivery and management of social housing.

The Autumn Budget 2026 was delivered by Chancellor John Healey on 28 October 2026. Alongside tighter capital budgets and continuing pressure on day-to-day spending, the government is putting greater emphasis on productivity and technology.

Chancellor John Healey’s 2026 Autumn Budget and the Fiscal Devolution Roadmap puts local and regional government at the heart of Government’s plans for growth.

This insight explains when employers should consider ill-health early retirement before an ill-health capability dismissal, how to make a compliant referral and how Capsticks can support the process.

The judgment in General Medical Council v Sathyanath provides a useful summary of the law on appellate interference with different types of findings by disciplinary tribunals and the approach to be taken to allegations of sexual motivation.

In the final insight of our series exploring the additional anti-social behaviour (ASB) powers coming into effect for Social Housing Providers, Capsticks’ Housing Management experts consider Housing Injunctions.

In direct engagement scenarios, employers now need to check the right to work of not only employees, but also workers and independent contractors.

Government’s decision in September 2026 to pause and review much of the LGR programme has not removed the prospect of judicial review. Indeed, it has created a difficult legal and practical position for councils.

In the third insight of our series exploring the additional anti-social behaviour (ASB) powers coming into effect for social housing providers, our Housing Management experts consider Youth Injunctions.

After the introduction of Phase 1 in 2025, Phase 2 of Awaab’s Law is scheduled to come into force on 30 November 2026. This insight outlines what changes are required in Phase 2 and further considerations for providers of social accommodation.

In this month's Housing case alert, our experts, Ian Larkins, Samantha Rutter and Emily Jordan, summarise the housing cases following the High Court and Court of Appeal's recent hearings.