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The Procurement Act 2023: One Year On -
How procurement processes are evolving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katherine Calder and Sarah Foster focus on changes to procurement
design at selection and tender stage in three key areas of change that
the Act introduced.
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Service charge recovery
and the Building Safety Act 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoe McGovern, Sian Gibbon and Caroline Frampton set out
what local authorities need to consider when it comes to the
Building Safety Act 2022 and service charge recovery.

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Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law”
is forcing action

Eleanor Jones sets out
what "Awaab's Law"
will mean in practice
for social landlords.

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Housing management
in practice

Rebecca Rees provides
key takeaways on six key
challenges in housing
management including
how to tackle anti-
social behaviour.

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Why AI must power
the next wave
of Social Housing
delivery

 

 

For years, national housing policy has wrestled with the tension
between aspiration and delivery. Targets have been set and missed;
waiting lists have grown longer and the most vulnerable people
in our society have been left with fewer safe, affordable places to
call home. Technology has a key role to play to address this
situation writes Andrew Lloyd of Search Acumen.

Features

Local Government Reorganisation 2026

March 16, 2026
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Adoption vs long-term fostering

March 13, 2026
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a local authority over a judge’s decision to refuse to make a placement order at the conclusion of care proceedings. Saoirse Harris sets out the key points from the ruling.

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Case study: using enforcement powers for the remediation of buildings

The Government has made funding available, up to £100,000 per building, for local authorities to obtain legal advice on pursuing those responsible for remediating buildings – the Remediation Enforcement Support Fund. (The closing date for local authorities to apply for funding is fast approaching and is currently set for midnight on 28 February 2026.) But how does a local authority effectively…

How Finders International Supports Council Officers

Councils across the UK face a growing number of complex cases involving deceased individuals with no known next of kin, unclaimed estates, and long-term empty properties. These situations demand not only legal precision but also sensitivity, efficiency, and resourcefulness.

Webinars

Leaving care provisions demystified!

Ann Osbourne and Alison Pryor discuss local authority duties under the Children Act 1989 and the Care Act 2014 – when the duties arise, what they encompass, human rights assessments, and the interface with the issues of immigration and homelessness.

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Assured tenancies: written statements and information sheets

March 05, 2026
George Ufumwen sets out the key points of new regulations for written statements and information sheets for assured tenancies, which will initially apply to non-social housing tenancies but could be extended to the social housing sector next year.