Publications

With just a month to go before the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (‘the Act’) comes into force, the biggest reform seen in Wales in decades, we look at the top 10 points of this Act that aims to make the process of renting simpler for both landlords and tenants.

The High Court has handed down judgment in the case of Driver v Crown Prosecution Service [2022] EWHC 2500 (KB). In summary, Mr Driver was awarded £250 for his data breach claim. This is a very welcome case for data controllers dealing with low level data breach claims.

Kamahl Santamaria, a longstanding television journalist, was recently removed from a new broadcasting role after just 32 days amid accusations of sexual harassment.

The Housing Ombudsman (HO) has today published its spotlight report on noise complaints. 

Welcome to the brand new edition of our Housing Management brief!

Now that the Regulator of Social Housing has confirmed the final arrangements for Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs), landlords should be doing all they can to prepare for their introduction in April 2023.

Well, the three months since joining Devonshires have certainly flown by! It’s been an incredibly exciting and challenging time for me.

Why is Leasehold Reform needed?

It is the duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 (‘EA 2010’) and it applies to public authorities, or bodies who are not public authorities but who exercise a public function.

The long-awaited White Paper was published in June 2022.

Top 10 Facts regarding the Building Safety Act 2022: Service Charges and Landlord’s Certificates.

Subject access requests (SARs) can often be a costly, complex and burdensome process for data controllers.