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Too little? When intervention is not required

In the third article on a recent Court of Appeal judgment that involved a wide-ranging exploration of the law and procedure relating to challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event, Catherine Rowlands looks at how the local authority responded.
June 27, 2025
Too little? When intervention is not required

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Families refusing access to support

Is home a suitable option for residence and care for a vulnerable adult if their family refuses access to support? Sophie Holmes analyses a recent ruling.
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The Procurement Act 2023 and new homes

Lee Pickett, Colin Murray and Shaun Gamble examine how the Procurement Act 2023 assists contracting authorities in delivering new homes.
June 20, 2025
The Procurement Act 2023 and new homes

Heat network zoning coordination

Carrie Davies sets out some early-stage considerations for local authorities when it comes to heat network zoning coordination.
June 20, 2025
Heat network zoning coordination

Too late

In the second article of a series on challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event, Catherine Rowlands looks at how the Court of Appeal dealt with the issue of whether a claim was brought out of time.
Jun 18, 2025
Too late

Too little? Or too late?

In the first in a series of articles, Catherine Rowlands examines a Court of Appeal judgment that involved a wide-ranging exploration of the law and procedure relating to challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event.
Jun 18, 2025
Too little? Or too late?

Planning reform to accelerate housing delivery - at what cost?

Chrisa Tsompani examines how the Government’s sweeping planning reforms could reshape every layer of the building sector – from local authorities to small-medium builders, and considers the critical implications for environmental policies.
Jun 11, 2025
Planning reform to accelerate housing delivery - at what cost?

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Standardising HMO regulation

Astrid Stanley looks at how standardisation of the regulatory regime for houses in multiple occupation could encourage investment in the sector.

Implementing rent increases

What are the legal constraints when it comes to rent increases? Victoria Knight and Marie Constantine explain.

Charging newly built housing stock – key considerations

Residential schemes are increasing in size and complexity, and this presents challenges for registered providers of social housing ("RPs") when raising finance against newly built properties. Hannah Jackson explores the risks and provides recommendations for RPs preparing for charging exercises where developments have been recently completed or are still ongoing.

Disability, duality, reasonable to occupy

What is the correct route to challenge a decision of the local authority that you consider amounts to disability discrimination? This was the question recently tackled by Fordham J in the High Court. Catherine Rowlands examines the outcome.

The unorthodox quashing of the pre-existing nullity

Annabel Nuttall Heath and Isabella Taylor analyse a recent case where an unrepresented party sought an order that a London borough provide him and his family with alternative accommodation because of the behaviour of their neighbours.

Breaking in

Emily Hope considers the legalities of forced entry in access injunctions.

Commonhold reinvigorated?

The Government has promised to make commonhold the default tenure in England and Wales. Meadow O’Connor, Camila Waszek and Douglas Rhodes review the proposals.

Housing case law update: March 2025

Paul Lloyd, Daniel Fitzpatrick and Tim Pearl round up the latest housing law judgments of interest to local authorities and housing associations, including two important decisions on the Right to Buy.

The interaction between housing and social care duties 

Members of the Cornerstone Barristers Housing Team set out key takeaways from three important decisions from the Court of Appeal clarifying the interaction between local authorities’ obligations under the Housing Act 1996 and social care legislation.

2025 Year Ahead

Kevin Edwards looks at some of the key matters predicted to impact the housing sector over the coming 12 months.

Successive applications for homelessness assistance and new facts

Toby Vanhegan and Stephanie Lovegrove analyse a Court of Appeal ruling on whether a council was justified in declining to accept an application under section 183 of the Housing Act 1996 on the ground that it was based on the same facts as a previous application.

Enforcement against HMOs used to house asylum seekers

A Divisional Court recently upheld a district judge’s decision in a case over licensing of houses in multiple occupation (HMO) used for asylum seekers. The decision is of significant public importance concerning the enforcement of housing standards in HMOs, write Stephanie Harrison KC and Tim Baldwin.

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