Housing
15/04/19
Our latest monthly roundup of must read #ukhousing case law.
Housing
15/03/19
Our latest monthly roundup of must read #ukhousing case law.
Housing
06/03/19
In this edition of Housing Development in Review we review three key developments this year that our experts consider will dominate the housing agenda in 2019.
Housing
13/02/19
Our latest monthly roundup of must read #ukhousing case law.
Care Homes
Health and social care
Housing
12/02/19
Welcome to our first employment update for social housing and care homes for 2019. It certainly looks set to be another year in which the legal and political landscape is dominated by Brexit.
Housing
25/01/19
We are seeing a significant number of claims for personal injury included within defective property claims which emanate from damp and mould and expect this to rise once new legislation comes into force in March 2019.
Housing
15/01/19
Our latest monthly roundup of must read #ukhousing case law.
Housing
08/01/19
An insight into the planning permission process.
Housing
04/01/19
An insight into The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.
Housing
10/12/18
Our latest monthly roundup of must read #ukhousing case law.
Housing
29/11/18
Marston Holdings Ltd v Ministry of Justice (HM Courts & Tribunal Service) [2018] EWHC 3168 (TCC)
Housing
26/11/18
Read our insight into the implications from the Faraway case.
Health and social care
Housing
22/11/18
On 21 November, Capsticks sponsored the NHS Alliance Summit in Manchester, bringing together health and housing to tackle health creation across our communities.
Housing
16/11/18
Abuse and neglect has a devastating impact on individuals and communities and more often than not, this abuse will take place in the home.
Housing
13/11/18
Our latest monthly roundup of must read #ukhousing case law
Housing
09/11/18
The Court of Appeal confirmed the decision reached by the High Court earlier this year in Grove Developments Ltd v S&T case on 'pay less' notices.
Housing
30/10/18
The Government’s support for the Housing sector continued, with some real treats included in the Halloween budget.
Housing
24/10/18
In Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC v Various Claimants, Morrisons appealed a High Court judgment that it should be vicariously liable for a data breach committed by an employee.
Care Homes
GPs
Housing
10/10/18
See our latest quarterly employment law updates which includes recent cases and legal developments.
Housing
14/08/18
It's out! Finally, after weeks of waiting, the Social Housing Green Paper has been released today. Our housing experts have been busy analysing the paper and set out the below summary of what you need to know.
Housing
02/08/18
Our summary of the key points from the new National Planning Policy Framework.
Housing
19/07/18
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered the difficult issue of voluntary overtime and the calculation of holiday pay.
Housing
04/07/18
An insight into the effectiveness of CPNs and when they should be used
Housing
20/06/18
An insight into the the Rock Advertising Limited v MWB Business Exchange Centres Limited judgment.
Housing
15/06/18
Our monthly #ukhousing case law update to keep you one step ahead.
Housing
15/06/18
An insight into the highly publicised case on worker status, Pimlico Plumbers v Smith.
Housing
11/06/18
Due to the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR, there are consequential changes to s. 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Housing
04/06/18
Alpha Insurance Company A/S has recently been declared bankrupt. Find out the actions required if you're affected.
Housing
18/05/18
An insight into the question of whether a man taking shared parental leave is entitled to the same rate of pay as a female employee taking maternity leave.
Housing
17/05/18
Our monthly #ukhousing case law update to keep you one step ahead
Housing
26/04/18
Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Housing Secretary John Healey launched Labour’s green paper on social housing last week. The headline statistic is that Labour plan to build one million new homes over the next 10 years.
Housing
28/03/18
On 5 March 2018, the Government announced a raft of suggested planning reforms which includes revisions to the current National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Housing
22/03/18
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have a significant impact on how organisations deal with the personal data of their workforce.
Housing
19/03/18
The payment provisions of construction contracts can often lead to disputes between property developers and contractors.
Housing
15/02/18
The First Tier Tribunal Property Chamber has ruled that the leaseholders of Citiscape, a private tower block in Croydon, must collectively pay the cost of removing dangerous cladding from their building.
Housing
09/02/18
The Government published “the Good Work Plan”, its response to “Good Work”, the review into modern working practices which was led by Matthew Taylor in late 2017.
Health and social care
Housing
31/01/18
The government has issued its long awaited response to the Naylor Review.
Housing
25/01/18
The court of appeal yesterday ruled unanimously against a change in the basis
Health and social care
Housing
16/01/18
The second largest UK construction company, will send shockwaves
Housing
08/01/18
A response to its consultation on tackling unfair practices in the leasehold market
Housing
19/12/17
2017 was a very busy and exciting year for the housing team at Capsticks
Housing
18/12/17
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided useful guidance on the scope of whistle blowing legislation
Housing
13/12/17
The Court of Appeal has upheld a county court ruling that a landlord’s service
Housing
01/12/17
The ECJ handed down its judgment this week in King v Sash Windows Workshop Ltd
Housing
29/11/17
The conservative party conference in october this year, she would personally “dedicate her premiership
Housing
17/11/17
One of the potentially ‘fair reasons’ for dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996
Housing
06/11/17
The court of appeal has clarified the meaning of “significantly more vulnerable”
Housing
02/11/17
To announce that we are now working with the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
Housing
26/10/17
Local housing allowance (LHA) cap on supported housing.
Housing
23/10/17
The government announced the first details of the employment tribunal fees refund scheme
Housing
19/10/17
Criminal Finances Act 2017, which came into force on 30 September
Housing
18/10/17
Greater Manchester Police has been fined £150,000 after 3 DVDs containing footage of interviews with victims of serious violent crime failed to reach their intended recipient, the National Crime Agency.
Housing
17/10/17
The Regulations require nearly all public sector employers to publish information on how much time is spent by their trade union officials on paid “trade union facility time” over the course of the relevant 12-month period.
Housing
09/10/17
The court of appeal has held that a secure tenant was not entitled to a statutory
Housing
14/09/17
DCLG is currently running a consultation on proposals to stamp out unfair practices
Housing
05/09/17
Read our insight into when is the right time to appeal your local District Judge on rent cases
Housing
04/09/17
The High court has allowed an appeal against the making of a possession order made in favour of the claimant council (Dacorum).
Housing
23/08/17
The High Court has overturned a suspended possession order
Housing
02/08/17
The EAT ruled that two NEDs of the petroleum company were personally liable for losses flowing from the dismissal of the CEO after he was dismissed for making protected disclosures.
Housing
26/07/17
The Employment tribunal fees system, which was introduced under the fees Order
Housing
13/07/17
Social housing and capsticks brought together housing sector leaders
Housing
04/05/17
The EAT consider whether employees who sleep-in are engaged in ‘time work’ for the full duration of the sleep-in shift or whether they are working only when they are awake and carrying out specific duties.
Housing
11/04/17
Under the Regulations, relevant public sector employers will have to publish on their website certain information relating to trade union officials and facility time.
Housing
10/04/17
April 2017 will see a number of changes in employment law coming into force
Housing
06/04/17
The old consent regime to dispose of social housing dwellings and land has today been replaced with the duty to notify the HCA of any Relevant Disposals after the event.
Housing
29/03/17
With today’s triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty
Housing
27/03/17
Two tweets posted by columnist Katie Hopkins have been found by the high Court
Housing
08/03/17
HMRC has now published its much-anticipated electronic tool for determining whether off-payroll engagements are “in scope” for the new IR35 rules that will apply from 6th April 2017.
Housing
01/03/17
The main provisions of the trade union act 2016 (the Act) come into effect today, 1 March 2017.
Housing
01/02/17
This insight provides a snapshot of the risky business in managing Anti-Social Behaviour, Tenancy Fraud and Safeguarding.
Housing
31/01/17
An insight into draft legislation within the finance bill 2017.
Housing
21/12/16
An insight into the Court of Appeal decision in Cardiff CC v Lee.
Housing
01/12/16
An insight into an announcement from the Autumn statement on ''off-payroll'' workers in the NHS.
Housing
01/12/16
NoSP, ground for possession and evicting persons disqualified from renting are all changes being introduced on 1 December 2016 that will affect both private and social landlords.
Housing
22/11/16
A worker can bring a claim for an employer’s failure to provide rest breaks.
Housing
19/08/16
Is your organisation owed Service and Estate charge payments?
Housing
27/07/16
In the case of Bougnaoui v Micropole SA the Advocate General of the CJEU advised that the dismissal of a Muslim employee for refusing not to wear her hijab when visiting clients was direct discrimination on grounds of religious belief.
Housing
25/07/16
Two recent Court of Appeal cases have created quite a stir on the issue of whether or not a possession order should be suspended, despite the judge not believing the tenant’s evidence at the trial.
Housing
09/05/16
Following our recent article, “Voluntary Right to Buy: getting ready” we have received an update from the NHF on some points.
Housing
19/04/16
The Immigration Act 2014 introduced the “right to rent” scheme, which applies to any residential tenancy granted on or after 1 February.
Housing
01/01/16
Preventing Muslim employee from wearing hijab was unlawful discrimination.