VRTB – Do you want to be part of the extended pilot and if not what should you do?
The second pilot The questions you should be asking yourself are: What does this mean? What should I be thinking about if I want to take part? Is the main […]
Possession proceedings – dealing with disability discrimination defences
The leading case in disability discrimination cases is Ackerman-Livingstone v Aster Communities Ltd [2015] where, in brief, the Supreme Court found that in most cases, where the defence is raised, […]
Does including previous incidents in a disciplinary investigation report make dismissal unfair?
Under the UK legislation, a dismissal for misconduct will be unfair unless at the time of dismissal: The employer believed the employee to be guilty of misconduct. The employer had […]
Consents Update – Changes not as extensive as anticipated but a welcome simplification
The much trailed proposed changes to Category 6 (on-lending) were in the end not as extensive as anticipated: RPs can on-lend to group members fundamentally, as before, except if the […]
Changes to shared ownership leases (England only)
Following a consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) on the streamlining of shared ownership resales, the following policy changes […]
Living in a material world…
Pressetext confirmed that to change a contract in a material way was to defeat the purpose of the original competition to such an extent that, if a challenge were received, […]
Rent and Service Charge Reviews 2016
Of course this year is very different with organisations having to apply rent decreases for social housing tenants (even though we are still waiting for the Welfare Reform and Work […]
Government proposes to introduce tiered charges for tax upon death
In recent years the Probate Court Fee has been a flat fee of £155 if a solicitor submits the papers for every estate worth over £5,000 with 50p payable for […]
Goodbye to the golden share?
Put simply, it would empower the Secretary of State to make regulations that sweep away a transferring local authority’s so-called “golden share” in, and nomination rights to the boards of, […]
Joint employment relationships: Lessons from VAT case law
Typically joint employment contracts can be relevant where a council establishes for commercial purposes two companies, one which satisfies the Regulation 12/Teckal tests and is inward looking; and the other […]
Update on warrants of possession following the Cardiff and Lee Case – an updated warrant request form!
The recent case of Cardiff CC -v- Lee (see our ebriefing here) has left landlords needing to apply to the Court for permission to issue a warrant of possession where […]
Gender pay gaps in the public sector
The requirements largely mirror those being imposed on the private sector, reported in our briefing in October 2016: Gender Pay Reporting is coming – are you ready?. However, they are […]