Council “acted outside the law” when applying second homes council tax premium, Monitoring Officer finds
Must read

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.

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

Local authority legal teams after Mazur
Local authority legal teams will need to review
their practices and work allocation in the wake
of Mazur, but there is no need for
panic writes Timothy Leader.

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
From 1925 to 2025
Licence revocation appeals and a change in circumstances
Self-neglect and capacity
The lost enforcement of section 21
Housing case alert - November 2025
Section 21 - It’s not over yet
Expert evidence in housing conditions claims
Inquests and Housing
Is there a discretion to extinguish CIL?
Meaning of father in s2 Children Act 1989
A “43 moment” for the local government workforce
Growing apart?
Political and mayoral assistants
PFI expiry and employees
Welsh-medium inquests and the death register
SPONSORED
Walker Morris supports Tower Hamlets Council in first known Remediation Contribution Order application issued by local authority
Unlocking legal talent
How hair strand testing should be instructed for family court proceedings
Need a transcript or recording?
Webinars
Service Charge Disputes and Forfeiture: Pitfalls, Practicalities, and Procedure
More Features
No liability for sap falling on the public highway
Weapons in Cardiff educational settings: new guidance for schools
Public Sector High Court Litigation in 2025: Key trends so far
Enjoying the challenge
Abandoning procurements: risky business
The surge in Subsidy Control litigation
Dispersal of asylum seekers
Causation and being “homeless intentionally”
Facts still very much matter
Court of Appeal rules on exclusions once again
Faith-based oversubscription criteria
How to place children abroad after Re M
Fact finding in the Court of Protection
Care cases involving multiple allegations
SEND and pupils absent due to health needs
Granting of parental responsibility
Managing AI Risks in Local Government
-
Levelling Up Committee seeks clarity from Government on RAAC risks in housing sector
-
Levelling Up Committee to examine Government planning policy reforms
-
Levelling up reforms must not undermine environmental protection, new watchdog warns Government
-
Levelling Up Secretary “incredibly disappointed” at “unacceptable” severe maladministration rate Housing Ombudsman found at London borough
-
Levelling Up Secretary Gove to step down at general election
-
Levelling Up Secretary unveils fast-track planning route intended to speed up major infrastructure projects
-
Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill will radically centralise planning decision making and erode public participation, MPs warn
-
Levelling-Up Committee Chair urges Government not to “kick the can down the road” on ‘no fault evictions’ ban
-
Levelling-Up Secretary says mitigation funding for dealing with RAAC in social housing should come from rental income
-
Levelling-Up Secretary to create “many more mayors”, boost house building, and “crack down” on local government mismanagement
-
Leverhulme Estate to bring legal challenge over refusal of plans for 788 homes
-
Lewisham merges legal, HR and governance director roles
-
LexisNexis report suggests 12.5 million people without adequate access to housing legal aid
-
LexisNexis secures position on media monitoring and evaluation framework agreement
-
LGA “strongly” opposed to Government plans to extend permitted development rights
-
LGA and County Councils Network separately warn of more section 114 notices after Autumn Statement disappointment
-
LGA and Institute of Licensing issue training standard for licensing committee members
-
LGA and Shelter call for independent review of permitted development rights
-
LGA annual report on peer reviews highlights need for stronger leadership, governance and culture in councils
-
LGA approves new improvement and assurance framework
Page 311 of 491
Regulatory/Litigation Lawyer
Contracts Lawyer
Lawyer (Planning and Regulatory)
Antisocial Behaviour Legal Officer
Legal Director - Government and Public Sector
Governance Lawyer
Locum roles
09-12-2025
Online (live)
11-12-2025 11:00 am
Online (live)
17-12-2025
Online (live)
21-01-2026
Online (live)
22-01-2026 10:00 am
Online (live)
28-01-2026
Online (live)
17-02-2026
Online (live)
19-02-2026
Online (live)
09-03-2026
Online (live)
12-03-2026
Online (live)
18-03-2026 1:00 pm
Online (live)
25-03-2026
London
14-04-2026
Online (live)




