The government has scrapped the requirement for all new private rental properties to have an EPC rating of C, but the government is still committed to launching a consultation on MEES in the social housing sector in early 2024.

RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) has caused significant disruption to the start of the new school year with over 100 schools having to shut this week. RAAC now poses a similar threat to Registered Providers and local authorities.

For both sets of model leases there are Key Information Documents (KIDs) for shared owners that landlords are required to provide to purchasers. This insight discusses the background of KIDs and who should provide them.

The Building Safety Act 2022 represents a significant milestone in the UK’s commitment to enhance building safety standards, particularly in the aftermath of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.

Changes to Chapter 7 of the Capital Funding Guide mean prior consent from Homes England is now required for the transfer of grant between Registered Providers. In this insight we summarise the changes and outline the new process.

On 20 July 2023 the Social Housing (Regulation) Act (the Act) received Royal Assent to become law in the UK. In this insight, we summarise the upcoming key changes and what they mean for RPs.

In this insight, we summarise the key takeaways from the Social Housing Finance conference 2023.

In episode 3 of our security charging podcast series, our Capsticks experts talk about how to make your charging project pain-free.

The online service enabling the registration of higher-risk residential buildings with the Building Safety Regulator has been launched this month. All occupied higher-risk buildings will need to be registered by 30 September 2023.

Episode 2 of the Capsticks’ security charging podcast series looks at planning issues in greater depth.

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is seeking to implement a new mandatory Infrastructure Levy (IL) in England. A consultation has been recently published for this new IL enabling responses to this proposal to be made by 9 June 2023.

It was anther great year at the NHF Finance Conference in Liverpool. In this insight we summarise the key messages from the two days and reflect on what this means for the housing sector.