With the 2026 expansion of Awaab’s Law to fire hazards and the April 2026 Evacuation Plan Regulations looming, landlords are under unprecedented pressure to act. But what happens when the biggest obstacle to safety is the resident themselves?

The Court of Appeal has clarified the meaning of "deliberately" when determining whether a housing applicant with an alleged mental illness had become intentionally homeless.

The Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its consumer standards

Homes England has announced the Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) 2026–2036, a major capital grant initiative to deliver affordable housing across England.

The 2025 Budget introduces a new range of policy measures. Although it does not include new housing specific initiatives, it comes on the back of a number of housing measures that were introduced in the Spending Review in June.

Registered Providers (RPs) of Social Housing increasingly have reason to gain access to their tenants’ properties to fulfil their statutory, regulatory and contractual duties.

On 27 October 2025, the Renter’s Rights Bill (the Bill) received the Royal Assent.

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In this month’s Housing case alert, our experts, Gavinder Ryait, Sarah Christy and Laura Waby, summarise the housing cases following the Court of Appeal and High Court's recent hearings.

On 1 April 2024, The Regulator of Social Housing (Regulator) began its new inspection programme for large landlords under the rewritten consumer standards.

The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) 2024 suite of contracts was released throughout 2024, starting with the Design & Build forms in April 2024 and eventually working down to the Measured Term Contract last November.

The Government’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill is currently making its way through Parliament.