The Supreme Court has held that a local authority’s main housing duty automatically ceases on the acceptance or refusal of private rented sector offer.

The Regulator of Social Housing published its latest Regulatory Casework Review on 28 July 2026, drawing together the key themes emerging from inspections and regulatory engagement over the past year.

Following a busy period of announcements for the sector over the last 18 months, it has been a relatively quiet start for Andy Burnham in his first week as Prime Minister on the Housing policy front.

In the recent case of Stonewater Limited v Harris [2026], HHJ Glen provided further guidance on when a forced access provision may be appropriate.

The Government has confirmed that section 48 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (BSAI Act) will come into force on 1 October 2026, significantly widening the scope of the UK's illegal working regime.

The High Court has held that a Council’s housing allocation process did not discriminate against a family with disabled children

The annual National Housing Federation (NHF) Housing Governance Conference brings together leaders from across the social housing sector to look at how we navigate an operational environment that is becoming increasingly complex.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has issued a call for evidence on the future direction of its economic regulation, set out in its discussion paper ‘More and better social homes’.

The Upper Tribunal’s recent decision in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited v Timberyard Nominees provides a reminder to local authorities and housing providers

A recent Court of Appeal decision in Park Cakes Limited v Caterpillar Property Limited (2026) has called into question the interaction between contractual options to renew and statutory security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act).

We outline the key legislative developments that registered providers (RPs), local authorities

The government published its response to the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 (the Act) consultation on 16 April