Homelessness grant conditions allow Stamp Duty Land Tax relief spending on temporary accommodation
Upper Tribunal: delegating HMO compliance to a non-director does not rule out director’s liability
Remediation of Unsafe Cladding Bill introduced with new duties and penaltiesWednesday 14 October 2026
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Property & Housing · Report
Unsafe cladding Bill would create a legal duty to remediate for buildings over 11 metres or 5 storeys
The Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill, introduced on 14 October 2026, would place legal duties on those responsible for multi-occupied residential buildings, with fines and prosecution for non-compliance.
Friday 9 October 2026
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Property & Housing · Report
Government consults on extending Awaab’s Law to private rented homes
The government opened a consultation on 9 October 2026 on applying Awaab's Law to private rented tenancies and to accommodation occupied under licence, affecting tenants, landlords, licensors and agents.
Thursday 8 October 2026
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Property & Housing · Report
Government consults on extending Awaab’s Law to private rented homes
A consultation open until 18 December 2026 asks how Awaab's Law repair deadlines should apply to private renters and other housing, potentially covering around 9 million homes in England.
Friday 2 October 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
High Court rejects challenge to Torquay boundary ruling on removed hedge
The High Court has dismissed one ground of an appeal over the boundary between two Torquay houses, holding that a difference of "mere millimetres" in the line was trivial and could be disregarded.
Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Property & Housing · Report
£16m Legal Support Grant to fund free help with eviction, debt and benefit disputes
The government has announced a £16 million fund, launching on 1 October 2026, to pay frontline organisations in England and Wales to give free legal support to people facing eviction, debt, benefit disputes and…
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Property & Housing · Report
Building safety data: 4,724 buildings monitored, 54% started or finished cladding work
Government figures current at 31 August 2026 show 2,571 of 4,724 monitored residential buildings of 11 metres and over with unsafe cladding in England have started or completed remediation works.
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Property & Housing · Change
HMRC manual explains SDLT treatment when a lease is surrendered and regranted
HMRC's Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Manual sets out when a new lease and the surrender of an existing lease do not count as chargeable consideration for each other, where both involve the same…
Tuesday 29 September 2026
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Property & Housing · Report
Government to cap leaseholder permission and administrative fees
The government has announced it will legislate for powers to cap fees landlords charge leaseholders and intends to introduce independent regulation of property agents, affecting leaseholders, tenants and homebuyers.
Friday 25 September 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal: sole director not liable for HMO penalty merely because of his position
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has cancelled a financial penalty on a company's sole director, holding that consent under section 251 of the Housing Act 2004 cannot be inferred solely from his position as…
Tuesday 22 September 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
High Court rules on council’s appeal over repeated flooding from a village road
The High Court has considered a council's appeal against a finding that it was liable in nuisance for repeated flooding of a home's driveway and garden from a public road, rejecting its procedural complaints.