
Town and village greens: landowner statements and regulatory failures by the CRA
Rowena Meager reports on a recent Commons Registration Authority decision where the effectiveness of a landowner statement was in dispute.
August 08, 2025
Town and village greens: landowner statements and regulatory failures by the CRA
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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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August 06, 2025
The path ahead for social housing
Kristian Scholfield assesses the latest regulatory developments that could impact the social housing sector.

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Reforming the Right to Buy
Jabir Dar looks at the latest developments when it comes to reforming the Right to Buy.

Jul 17, 2025
What next for rent reviews?
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Jul 10, 2025
The Building Safety Act and retrospective service charge protection
Mark Loveday and Hugh Rowan examine Court of Appeal rulings on retrospective service charge protection under Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022.

Jul 10, 2025
Right to Buy (RTB) leases — be warned about service charges
Andrius Roos outlines five important takeaways from a recent case on the grant of Right to Buy leases and the ability to recover service charges.

Jun 27, 2025
Removal from the village green register
The High Court recently ordered the deletion of school playing fields from the village green register. Ashley Bowes explains why.

Jun 27, 2025
Closures of educational sites
The Court of Appeal recently refused permission to appeal in judicial review proceedings concerning the decision to close part of a school site. Leon Glenister and Edward-Arash Abedian look at the reasons why.
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Jun 06, 2025
Restrictive covenants and practical benefits
The Court of Appeal recently considered whether restrictive covenants in a lease provided the lessor, which was also the planning authority, with practical benefits of substantial value or advantage to it. Lina Mattsson looks at the lessons of the case.
Jun 06, 2025
Recent CPO compensation decisions
Sarah Sutherland reviews the most significant CPO compensation decisions made recently by the Upper Tribunal.
Jun 04, 2025
The importance of vacant possession
Stephen Postlethwaite considers a recent county court case which highlighted the importance of ensuring the property a registered provider or local authority is purchasing has vacant possession.
May 14, 2025
Annual reviews of Traveller injunctions
The High Court has recently settled the correct approach to the annual review of Traveller injunctions. Natalie Pratt analyses the judgment.
May 14, 2025
Standardising HMO regulation
Astrid Stanley looks at how standardisation of the regulatory regime for houses in multiple occupation could encourage investment in the sector.
Apr 17, 2025
Improvement notices under part 1 Housing Act 2004
The Upper Tribunal has given judgment in an important case on appeals against improvement notices under Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004, writes Richard Miller.
Apr 09, 2025
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.
Apr 09, 2025
Remediating the Building Safety Act?
In light of recent changes to the Building Safety Act regime, Cecilia Busby looks at the challenges in forcing developers and others to fund remediation.
Apr 02, 2025
Please mind the “registration gap”!
Niki Constantinou looks at the risks presented by the gap that appears between the completion of a transfer and the date when the transfer is registered by the Land Registry.
Mar 28, 2025
Making it tax efficient
V. Charles Ward sets out some key considerations for conveyancers to ensure tax efficiency in relation to local authority property transactions.
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