Changes to the Right to Buy and the Preserved Right to Buy (England only)
These are: – Don’t forget:- The Government has announced plans to change minimum eligibility period from five years public sector tenancy to three. This requires a change to the law. […]
Are your workers subject to obligations when they sleep?
Click here for the guidance: Calculating the minimum wage The standard approach to sleep in shifts across the care sector is to pay a flat rate for a sleep in […]
Law Commission consults on charity law
It covers a wide range of topics including charity mergers and incorporations, charity insolvency, the powers of the Charity Commission and the Charity Tribunal, the process for disposing of charity land, […]
30-day payment – have you published your payment performance data yet?
the proportion of invoices (but only those payable to the contracting authority’s direct contractors) that were paid within 30 days (based on numbers of invoices, rather than their value); interest […]
Act Now – Consultation on Charity Commission’s Official Warning Powers
The Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 gives the Charity Commission the power to issue official warnings to a charity trustee or a charity where it considers there has […]
Time for a review? Evaluating the effectiveness of your alternative delivery vehicles
As many have now been in place for a few years, we would advise that consideration is given to a review of the structures which are in place. Such a […]
Local housing vehicles: the key legal issues
This White Paper concentrates on three themes: getting the right homes built in the right places, speeding up house building, and diversifying the market. It welcomes the contributions of local […]
High rise towers and fire safety – urgent action for Registered Providers
Readers will know that any housing provider with cladding consisting of aluminium composite panels has been required to submit a sample of cladding to DCLG for testing. Not one sample has yet fully passed the tests, which are being carried out through the DCLG programme.
European Commission sets out its stall for post Brexit procurement arrangements
You can read the paper here. It is drafted on the basis of a “no deal” approach and assumes no access to European procurement markets for UK contractors. This clearly […]
Helpful guidance from the Court of Appeal on starter tenancies
In Ahern v Southern Housing Group Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 1934, Mr Ahern had opposed Southern HG’s claim for possession against him on ‘public law’ grounds – by arguing that […]
Cost of Teachers Pension Scheme to rise
The Department for Education introduced regulations earlier this month which make a number of changes to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme including to contribution rates. The employer contribution rate will be increasing […]
Company Secretary Update – October 2015
1. Legislation update: The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (the ‘SBEEA 2015’) On 18 September 2015, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2015 […]