The social housing white paper: Chapter 1
17/11/20
Chapter 1: To be safe in your home. The long awaited social housing white paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, was published on 17 November—we summarise the first chapter and what this means for landlords.
The social housing white paper: Chapter 2
17/11/20
Chapter 2: To know how your landlord is performing. The long awaited social housing white paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, was published on 17 November—we summarise the second chapter and what this means for landlords.
The social housing white paper: Chapter 3
17/11/20
Chapter 3: To have your complaints dealt with promptly and fairly. The long awaited social housing white paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, was published on 17 November—we summarise the third chapter and what this means for landlords.
The social housing white paper: Chapter 4
17/11/20
Chapter 4: To be treated with respect. The long awaited social housing white paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, was published on 17 November—we summarise the fourth chapter and what this means for landlords.
The social housing white paper: Chapter 5
17/11/20
Chapter 5: To have your voice heard by your landlord. The long awaited social housing white paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, was published on 17 November—we summarise the fifth chapter and what this means for landlords.
The social housing white paper: Chapter 6
17/11/20
Chapter 6: To have a good quality home and neighbourhood to live in. The long awaited social housing white paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, was published on 17 November—we summarise the sixth chapter and what this means for landlords.
The social housing white paper: Chapter 7
17/11/20
Chapter 7: To be supported to take your first step to ownership. The long awaited social housing white paper, The Charter for Social Housing Residents, was published on 17 November—we summarise the seventh chapter and what this means for landlords.
Court of Appeal ends controversy around Notices to Quit following death of a tenant
23/10/20
In a recent decision where Capsticks acted on behalf of the landlord, the Court of Appeal resolved the thorny issue concerning service of a copy of the Notice to Quit on the public trustee as well as the personal representatives.
Lessons learnt from the ICO’s data protection fine against British Airways
19/10/20
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its monetary penalty notice against British Airways (BA), in a sum of £20 million. We summarise the incident, the key points of the notice and what to take away.
Housing case law - October 2020
15/10/20
Read our monthly housing case law update, which includes recent cases from courts in England and Wales that are relevant to the #ukhousing sector.
Key considerations for stock transfer deals during the COVID-19 pandemic
07/10/20
With large numbers of homes expected to change hands over the coming 12–18 months, we consider what housing providers need to do to factor the current COVID-19 pandemic into their planning process.
Insight
Stock rationalisation
30/09/20
We share our experience on managing a successful stock rationalisation project (including consultation) and draw on our extensive experience in the sector in this Q&A video.