3/31/2025 11:19:28 AM Spring Statement - 2025 By Ben Halsey The key announcements for the housing sector in the Chancellor's Spring Statement last week were as follows: 2bn grant...
3/26/2025 11:54:04 AM 5 key takeaways from Devonshires' Breakfast Briefing on the Commonhold White Paper By Jonathan Corris Mark Foxcroft Ben Halsey Earlier this week, we were pleased to hold a breakfast briefing on the Government’s Commonhold White Paper (CWP). The briefing...
3/25/2025 2:08:17 PM Treasury announces additional £2 Billion Investment in Affordable Housing By Ben Halsey Triya Maicha Jonathan Jarvis Another day, another ‘once in a generation’ announcement, but the latest significant boost to existing grant funding has, for the most...
3/11/2025 1:00:08 PM Legislation establishing protections for emergency workers published By Selwyn Figueras Published this week, the Crimes (Assaults on Emergency Workers) (Amendment) Bill (‘the Bill’) has been drafted to enhance protection for...
2/26/2025 11:07:39 AM Lies, damned lies, and political advertising? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Brinsley Dresden How do you solve a problem like political advertising?The topic of political advertising heats up every UK election season. We all know...
2/13/2025 6:28:53 PM Procurement UnpACked: concession contracts under the Procurement Act 2023 By Gayle Monk Alex Lawrence Alongside the demise of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) we see the end of the (perhaps less used but equally exciting)...
2/12/2025 4:22:04 PM Breaking news - Top-up package announced for Affordable Housing funding programme(s) By Ben Halsey Additional funding has been announced in respect of the existing Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) - £300m for the delivery of up to 2,800...
2/11/2025 9:26:47 AM Awaab’s Law – some further detail at last! By Suzanne Gregson Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old child living in a one-bedroom flat, died in December 2020 as a result of a severe respiratory condition. In...
1/30/2025 12:53:59 PM Pact weighs in on Copyright and AI Consultation By Henry Birkbeck The UK screen sector trade body for independent production and distribution companies, Pact, has this month called on its members to...
1/29/2025 2:15:00 PM UK Water sector: A deluge of developments By Isabel Taylor Kathryn Emmett Lisa Sabbage The blog below is an extract from Slaughter and May’s UK Energy and Infrastructure: What’s to come in 2025 publication. For information...
1/27/2025 3:49:18 PM Renewables: Doubling down on development By Azadeh Nassiri Kathryn Emmett The blog below is an extract from Slaughter and May’s UK Energy and Infrastructure: What’s to come in 2025 publication. For information...
1/21/2025 4:33:40 PM FRC publishes a thematic review of mandatory climate-related financial disclosures by AIM-listed and large private companies By Samantha Brady Helena Campbell Today, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) (the independent regulator for auditors, accountants and actuaries in the UK) published a...
1/14/2025 11:00:28 AM Devolution By Claire Ward We are waiting to see what the Government’s plans for devolution really are when the detail is released in the forthcoming white paper....
1/13/2025 3:46:17 PM Climate change reaches world's highest court By Samantha Holland In recent years, national courts have played an increasing role in the determination of climate change issues. At the same time,...
1/13/2025 11:00:14 AM Healthy homes, ingredients and ovens: Opportunities for councils to collaborate By Mark Cook Oven-ready or ready ovens? There’s a lot of energy and creativity devoted towards the Government’s commitment to accelerate housing...
1/10/2025 11:00:07 AM Planning reform: What can we expect? By Stuart Evans Max Howarth It came as no surprise that planning reform featured prominently in the King’s Speech given the Government’s manifesto pledge to build...